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
- B. D. Webby. 1998. Steps toward a global standard for Ordovician stratigraphy. Newsletters in Stratigraphy 36:1-33 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 126762 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ordovician of China | Cambrian of West Avalonia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | Hirnantian | Xiaoxita †/Shikou | Wufeng † | 443.8 | |
| Katian | Chientangkiangian | 445.2 | |||||
| Neichianshanian/Hanjiang | 449.5 | ||||||
| Sandbian | 453 | ||||||
| Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | Darriwilian | Guniu †/Hulo | 458.4 | |||
| Hunjiang † | Dawan †/Daobaowan/Ningkuo | 466.3 * | |||||
| Dapingian | Dapingian | 467.3 | |||||
| Early Ordovician | Floian | Yiyangian | 470 | ||||
| Tremadocian | Xinchangian | 477.7 | |||||
| Lianghekou † | 477.9 * | ||||||
| Cambrian | Furongian | Stage 10 | 485.4 | ||||
| Jiangshanian | 489.5 | ||||||
| Paibian | 494 | ||||||
| Miaolingian | Guzhangian | 497 | |||||
| Arcadian | 498.4 | ||||||
| Drumian | 500.5 | ||||||
| Wuliuan | 504.5 | ||||||
| Series 2 | Stage 4 | Branchian | 509 | ||||
| Stage 3 | 514 | ||||||
| Placentian | 517.1 | ||||||
| Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | 521 | |||||
| Fortunian | 529 | ||||||
| 538.8 | |||||||