International Chronostratigraphic Timescale
The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:
- K. M. Cohen, S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard and J.-X. Fan. 2023. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09. view
- W. B. Harland, R. L. Armstrong, A. V. Cox, L. E. Craig, A. G. Smith and D. G. Smith. 1990. A Geologic Time Scale 1989. view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
There are 59 timescales which overlap this one. show
Interval boundaries marked with * have been interpolated based on the differences between the ages for international timescale boundaries quoted in the source and the currently accepted ages for those boundaries.
Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126844 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Permian Subages of Germany | Devonian of France | Ordovician of Ibero-Bohemia | Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | Buntsandstein | 251.902 | ||||||
| Wuchiapingian | 254.14 | |||||||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | Ohre/Aller | 259.51 | |||||||
| Wordian | Leine | 264.28 | ||||||||
| Roadian | 266.9 | |||||||||
| Cisuralian | Kungurian | 273.01 | ||||||||
| Artinskian | 283.5 | |||||||||
| Sakmarian | 290.1 | |||||||||
| Asselian | 293.52 | |||||||||
| Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Mapingian † | 298.9 | ||||||
| Kasimovian | 303.7 | |||||||||
| 305.9 | ||||||||||
| Moscovian | 307 | |||||||||
| Bashkirian | 315.2 | |||||||||
| Mississippian | Serpukhovian | 323.2 | ||||||||
| Visean | 330.9 | |||||||||
| Tournaisian | 346.7 | |||||||||
| Devonian | Late Devonian | Famennian | Famennian | 358.9 | ||||||
| Frasnian | Frasnian | 372.2 | ||||||||
| Middle Devonian | Givetian | Givetian | 382.7 | |||||||
| Eifelian | Couvinien | 387.7 | ||||||||
| Early Devonian | Emsian | 393.3 | ||||||||
| Pragian | 407.6 | |||||||||
| Coblencien | 408.2 * | |||||||||
| Lochkovian | Gedinnine | 410.8 | ||||||||
| Silurian | Pridoli | 419.2 | ||||||||
| Ludlow | Ludfordian | 423 | ||||||||
| Gorstian | 425.6 | |||||||||
| Wenlock | Homerian | 427.4 | ||||||||
| Sheinwoodian | 430.5 | |||||||||
| Llandovery | Telychian | 433.4 | ||||||||
| Aeronian | 438.5 | |||||||||
| Rhuddanian | 440.8 | |||||||||
| Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | Kosovian | 443.8 | ||||||
| Katian | Kralodvorian | Bohdalec † | 445.2 | |||||||
| Berounian | 449.7 * | |||||||||
| Sandbian | 453 | |||||||||
| Zahorany †/Vinice | Letna † | 456.2 * | ||||||||
| Liben † | 458 * | |||||||||
| Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | 458.4 | ||||||||
| Dobrotivian | 458.5 * | |||||||||
| Oretanian | 459.7 * | |||||||||
| Sarka † | 461.7 * | |||||||||
| Dapingian | Klabava † | 467.3 | ||||||||
| Arenigian | 468 | |||||||||
| Early Ordovician | Floian | 470 | ||||||||
| Tremadocian | Tremadocian | 477.7 | ||||||||
| 485.4 | ||||||||||