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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
- F. F. Steininger, W. A. Berggren, D. V. Kent, R. L. Bernor, S. Sen and J. Agusti. 1996. Circum-Mediterranean Neogene (Miocene and Pliocene) marine-continental chronologic correlations of European mammal units. The Evolution of Western Eurasian Neogene Mammal Faunas (eds. R. L. Bernor, V. Fahlbusch, and H.-W. Mittmann) view
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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 126778 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China | European Faunal Units | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Villanyian | 2.58 | |
| Ruscinian | 3.1 * | ||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Turolian | 5.333 | ||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||
| Vallesian | 8.7 | ||||
| Serravallian | Astaracian | 11.63 | |||
| Langhian | 13.82 | ||||
| Burdigalian | Orleanian | 15.98 | |||
| Agenian | 20 | ||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 | ||
| Rupelian | 27.82 | ||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | 33.9 | |||
| Bartonian | 37.71 | ||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||
| Ypresian | 47.8 | ||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | 56 | |||
| Selandian | 59.2 | ||||
| Danian | 61.6 | ||||
| Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | 66 | ||
| Campanian | 72.1 | ||||
| Santonian | 83.6 | ||||
| Coniacian | 86.3 | ||||
| Turonian | 89.8 | ||||
| Cenomanian | 93.9 | ||||
| Early Cretaceous | Albian | 100.5 | |||
| Aptian | 113 | ||||
| Barremian | 121.4 | ||||
| Hauterivian | 125.77 | ||||
| Valanginian | 132.6 | ||||
| Berriasian | 139.8 | ||||
| Jurassic | Late Jurassic | Tithonian | 145 | ||
| Kimmeridgian | 149.2 | ||||
| Oxfordian | 154.8 | ||||
| Middle Jurassic | Callovian | 161.5 | |||
| Bathonian | 165.3 | ||||
| Bajocian | 168.2 | ||||
| Aalenian | 170.9 | ||||
| Early Jurassic | Toarcian | 174.7 | |||
| Pliensbachian | 184.2 | ||||
| Sinemurian | 192.9 | ||||
| Hettangian | 199.5 | ||||
| Triassic | Late Triassic | Rhaetian | 201.4 | ||
| Norian | 208.5 | ||||
| Carnian | 227 | ||||
| Middle Triassic | Ladinian | 237 | |||
| Anisian | 242 | ||||
| Early Triassic | Olenekian | 247.2 | |||
| Induan | 251.2 | ||||
| Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | 251.902 | ||
| Wuchiapingian | 254.14 | ||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | 259.51 | |||
| Wordian | 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 | |||||