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
- 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
- J. A. Lillegraven and M. C. McKenna. 1986. Fossil mammals from the "Mesaverde" Formation (Late Cretaceous, Judithian) of the Bighorn and Wind River basins, Wyoming, with definitions of Late Cretaceous North American Land-Mammal "Ages". American Museum Novitates 2840:1-68 view
- J. Palfy, P. L. Smith, and J. K. Mortensen. 2000. A U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar time scale for the Jurassic. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 37(6):923-944 view
- M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
- M. Harzhauser and W. E. Piller. 2004. Integrated stratigraphy of the Sarmatian (Upper Middle Miocene) in the western Central Paratethys. Stratigraphy 1(1):65-86 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
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 127017 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Devonian of Eastern North America | Cretaceous North American Land-Mammal Ages | Ammonite Chrons of Northwest Europe | Mammal Paleogene Zones | Carboniferous of North America | Silurian of England | Central Paratethys Stages | European Faunal Units | Devonian of Germany | |||||||
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Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Villanyian | 2.58 | ||||||||||||
Ruscinian | 3.1 * | |||||||||||||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||||||||||||
Miocene | Messinian | Turolian | 5.333 | |||||||||||||
Tortonian | Pannonian | 7.246 | ||||||||||||||
Vallesian | 8.7 | |||||||||||||||
Serravallian | Sarmatian | Astaracian | 11.63 | |||||||||||||
Badenian | 12.8 * | |||||||||||||||
Langhian | 13.82 | |||||||||||||||
Burdigalian | Orleanian | 15.98 | ||||||||||||||
Agenian | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26 | MP 25 | 23.03 | |||||||||||
Rupelian | MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21 | 27.82 | ||||||||||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A | 33.9 | |||||||||||||
Bartonian | MP 16 | 37.71 | ||||||||||||||
Lutetian | MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11 | 41.2 | ||||||||||||||
Ypresian | MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7 | 47.8 | ||||||||||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | MP 6 | MP 1 - 5 | 56 | ||||||||||||
Selandian | 59.2 | |||||||||||||||
Danian | 61.6 | |||||||||||||||
Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | Lancian/Edmontonian | 66 | ||||||||||||
Campanian | Judithian/Aquilan | 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 | Parkinsoni/Garantiana/Subfurcatum/Sauzei/Laeviuscula/Discites | 168.2 | ||||||||||||||
Humphresianum | 168.4 | |||||||||||||||
Aalenian | Concavum/Murchisonae/Opalinum | 170.9 | ||||||||||||||
Early Jurassic | Toarcian | Levesquei/Variabilis/Bifrons | Thouarsense | 174.7 | ||||||||||||
180.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Serpentinum/Falciferum/Tenuicostatum | 182 | |||||||||||||||
Pliensbachian | Spinatum/Margaritatus/Davoei/Ibex/Jamesoni | 184.2 | ||||||||||||||
Sinemurian | Raricostatum/Oxynotum/Obtusum/Turneri/Semicostatum/Bucklandi | 192.9 | ||||||||||||||
Hettangian | Angulata/Liasicus/Planorbis | 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 | Bursumian † | 293.52 | ||||||||||||||
Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Virgilian | 298.9 | ||||||||||||
Kasimovian | Missourian | 303.7 | ||||||||||||||
Desmoinesian | 305.9 * | |||||||||||||||
Moscovian | 307 | |||||||||||||||
Atokan | 312.7 * | |||||||||||||||
Bashkirian | 315.2 | |||||||||||||||
Morrowan | 318.4 * | |||||||||||||||
Mississippian | Serpukhovian | Chesterian | 323.2 | |||||||||||||
Visean | 330.9 | |||||||||||||||
Meramecian | 335.8 * | |||||||||||||||
Osagean | 343.1 * | |||||||||||||||
Tournaisian | 346.7 | |||||||||||||||
Kinderhookian | 351.9 * | |||||||||||||||
Devonian | Late Devonian | Famennian | Conewangan/Conneautan/Canadaway | Wocklum/Dasberg/Hemberg/Nehden | 358.9 | |||||||||||
Frasnian | West Fallsian/Sonyean | Adorf | 372.2 | |||||||||||||
Middle Devonian | Givetian | Geneseean/Taghanican/Tioughniogan | Cazenovian | Givetian | 382.7 | |||||||||||
Eifelian | Southwoodian | Eifelian | 387.7 | |||||||||||||
Early Devonian | Emsian | Sawkillian/Deer Parkian | Helderbergian | Emsian | 393.3 | |||||||||||
Pragian | Siegen | 407.6 | ||||||||||||||
Lochkovian | Gedinnine | 410.8 | ||||||||||||||
Silurian | Pridoli | Red Downtonian/Temeside Shales/Downton Castle | Whitcliffe/Leintwardine | 419.2 | ||||||||||||
Bringewood/Elton | 421.3 | |||||||||||||||
Ludlow | Ludfordian | Coalbrookdale | Wenlock (England)/Tickwood | 423 | ||||||||||||
Gorstian | 425.6 | |||||||||||||||
Buildwas | 426.4 * | |||||||||||||||
Wenlock | Homerian | 427.4 | ||||||||||||||
Wych | Woolhope | 428.4 * | ||||||||||||||
Sheinwoodian | 430.5 | |||||||||||||||
Llandovery | Telychian | 433.4 | ||||||||||||||
436.3 * | ||||||||||||||||
Aeronian | 438.5 | |||||||||||||||
Cowleigh Park | 439.3 * | |||||||||||||||
Rhuddanian | 440.8 | |||||||||||||||
443.8 |