PBDB Timescale

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
J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 view
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale					Silurian of England		Silurian of the Baltic	Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia		Carboniferous of China	Obsolete Precambrian Ages		Cenozoic Subepochs	Permian of Western Europe
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Quaternary	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene									Late Pleistocene		0.0117
				Chibanian									Middle Pleistocene		0.129
				Calabrian									Early Pleistocene		0.774
				Gelasian									Early Pleistocene		1.8
		Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian									Late Pliocene		2.58
			Pliocene	Zanclean									Early Pliocene		3.6
			Miocene	Messinian									Late Miocene		5.333
				Tortonian									Late Miocene		7.246
				Serravallian									Middle Miocene		11.63
				Langhian									Middle Miocene		13.82
				Burdigalian									Early Miocene		15.98
				Aquitanian									Early Miocene		20.44
		Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian				Tabenbulakian	Hsandagolian				Late Oligocene		23.03
			Oligocene	Rupelian				Kekeamuan	Hsandagolian				Early Oligocene		27.82
			Eocene	Priabonian				Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian					Late Eocene		33.9
				Bartonian				Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan					Middle Eocene		37.71
				Lutetian									Middle Eocene		41.2
				Ypresian					Bumbanian				Early Eocene		47.8
			Paleocene	Thanetian				Gashatan					Late Paleocene		56
				Selandian									Middle Paleocene		59.2
				Danian									Early Paleocene		61.6
	Mesozoic	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
			Middle Triassic	Anisian											242
			Early Triassic	Olenekian											247.2
			Early Triassic	Induan											251.2
	Paleozoic	Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian											251.902
			Lopingian	Wuchiapingian										Zechstein	254.14
			Guadalupian	Capitanian										Rotliegendes	259.51
				Wordian											264.28
				Roadian											266.9
			Cisuralian	Kungurian											273.01
				Artinskian										Autunian	283.5
				Sakmarian											290.1
				Asselian											293.52
		Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian											298.9
				Gzhelian						Xiaodushanian					300 *
				Kasimovian						Xiaodushanian					303.7
				Kasimovian						Dalaun					305.8 *
Moscovian				307
Bashkirian				315.2
				Huashibanian	318.5 *
				Lousuan	321.2 *
Mississippian			Serpukhovian	Dewunian	323.2
			Serpukhovian	Shangsian	330.8 *
			Visean	Shangsian	330.9
			Visean	Jiusian	335 *
			Tournaisian	Tangbagouan	346.7
Devonian		Late Devonian	Famennian		Wocklum/Dasberg/Hemberg/Nehden	358.9
		Late Devonian	Frasnian		Adorf	372.2
		Middle Devonian	Givetian		Givetian	382.7
		Middle Devonian	Eifelian		Eifelian	387.7
		Early Devonian	Emsian		Emsian	393.3
			Pragian		Siegen	407.6
			Lochkovian		Gedinnine	410.8
Silurian		Pridoli			Red Downtonian/Temeside Shales/Downton Castle	Whitcliffe/Leintwardine	Ohesaare				419.2
						Bringewood/Elton	Ohesaare				421.3
						Bringewood/Elton	Kaugetuma		421.7 *
		Ludlow	Ludfordian		Coalbrookdale	Wenlock (England)/Tickwood	Kuressaare	423
			Ludfordian			Wenlock (England)/Tickwood	Paadla	423.4 *
			Gorstian					425.6
			Gorstian			Buildwas		426.4 *
		Wenlock	Homerian			Buildwas	Rootsikula	427.4
					Wych	Woolhope	Rootsikula	428.4 *
							Jaagarahu	429.2 *
			Sheinwoodian				Jaagarahu	430.5
			Sheinwoodian				Jaani	431.8 *
		Llandovery	Telychian				Jaani	433.4
							Adavere	434 *
								436.3 *
			Aeronian					438.5
					Cowleigh Park			439.3 *
							Raikkula	439.4 *
			Rhuddanian				Raikkula	440.8
			Rhuddanian				Juuru	441.4 *
Ordovician		Late Ordovician	Hirnantian					443.8
			Katian					445.2
			Sandbian					453
		Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian					458.4
		Middle Ordovician	Dapingian					467.3
		Early Ordovician	Floian					470
		Early Ordovician	Tremadocian					477.7
Cambrian		Furongian	Stage 10					485.4
			Jiangshanian					489.5
			Paibian					494
		Miaolingian	Guzhangian					497
			Drumian					500.5
			Wuliuan					504.5
		Series 2	Stage 4					509
		Series 2	Stage 3					514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2	521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian	529
Proterozoic	Neoproterozoic	Ediacaran							Vendian †		Poundian †	538.8
Proterozoic	Neoproterozoic	Ediacaran							Vendian †		Wonokan †	571.7 *
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