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, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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
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 126764 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ordovician of Ibero-Bohemia | Silurian Ages of Europe | Permian of North America | |||||||
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Permian | Guadalupian | Capitanian | Capitanian | 259.51 | ||||||
Wordian | Wordian | 264.28 | ||||||||
Roadian | Roadian | 266.9 | ||||||||
Cisuralian | Kungurian | Leonardian | Cathedralian | 273.01 | ||||||
Hessian | 281.9 * | |||||||||
Artinskian | 283.5 | |||||||||
Wolfcampian | Lenoxian | 286.1 * | ||||||||
Sakmarian | 290.1 | |||||||||
Asselian | Nealian | 293.52 | ||||||||
Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | 298.9 | |||||||
Kasimovian | 303.7 | |||||||||
Moscovian | 307 | |||||||||
Bashkirian | 315.2 | |||||||||
Mississippian | Serpukhovian | 323.2 | ||||||||
Visean | 330.9 | |||||||||
Tournaisian | 346.7 | |||||||||
Devonian | Late Devonian | Famennian | 358.9 | |||||||
Frasnian | 372.2 | |||||||||
Middle Devonian | Givetian | 382.7 | ||||||||
Eifelian | 387.7 | |||||||||
Early Devonian | Emsian | 393.3 | ||||||||
Pragian | 407.6 | |||||||||
Lochkovian | 410.8 | |||||||||
Silurian | Pridoli | 419.2 | ||||||||
Ludlow | Ludfordian | 423 | ||||||||
Gorstian | 425.6 | |||||||||
Wenlock | Homerian | Gleedonian | 427.4 | |||||||
Whitwellian | 429.7 * | |||||||||
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 |