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
- B. D. Webby. 1998. Steps toward a global standard for Ordovician stratigraphy. Newsletters in Stratigraphy 36:1-33 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 126778 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cambrian of West Avalonia | Devonian Subages | Ordovician of the Baltic | Devonian of Germany | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonian | Late Devonian | Famennian | Late Famennian | Wocklum/Dasberg/Hemberg/Nehden | 358.9 | |||||
| Middle Famennian | 365.3 * | |||||||||
| Early Famennian | 368.5 * | |||||||||
| Frasnian | Late Frasnian | Adorf | 372.2 | |||||||
| Middle Frasnian | 375.4 * | |||||||||
| Early Frasnian | 379.3 * | |||||||||
| Middle Devonian | Givetian | Late Givetian | Givetian | 382.7 | ||||||
| Middle Givetian | 383.7 * | |||||||||
| Early Givetian | 385.9 * | |||||||||
| Eifelian | Late Eifelian | Eifelian | 387.7 | |||||||
| Early Eifelian | 390.3 * | |||||||||
| Early Devonian | Emsian | Late Emsian | Emsian | 393.3 | ||||||
| Early Emsian | 398.3 * | |||||||||
| Pragian | Pragian | Siegen | 407.6 | |||||||
| Lochkovian | Late Lochkovian | Gedinnine | 410.8 | |||||||
| Middle Lochkovian | 412.8 * | |||||||||
| Early Lochkovian | 415.6 * | |||||||||
| Silurian | Pridoli | 419.2 | ||||||||
| Ludlow | Ludfordian | 423 | ||||||||
| Gorstian | 425.6 | |||||||||
| Wenlock | Homerian | 427.4 | ||||||||
| Sheinwoodian | 430.5 | |||||||||
| Llandovery | Telychian | 433.4 | ||||||||
| Aeronian | 438.5 | |||||||||
| Rhuddanian | 440.8 | |||||||||
| Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | Harju | Porkuni | 443.8 | |||||
| Katian | Pirgu | 445.2 | ||||||||
| Vormsi | 449.6 * | |||||||||
| Nabala | Johvi † | 450 * | ||||||||
| Viru | Rakvere | 450.6 * | ||||||||
| Oandu | 452 * | |||||||||
| Sandbian | Keila | Idavere † | 453 | |||||||
| Haljala | 453.9 | |||||||||
| Kukruse | 456.4 * | |||||||||
| Uhaku | Aluoja † | 457.5 * | ||||||||
| Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | 458.4 | ||||||||
| Lasnamagi | 458.9 * | |||||||||
| Aseri | 460.4 * | |||||||||
| Oeland | Kunda | 462.9 * | ||||||||
| Valaste †/Hunderum | 464.3 * | |||||||||
| Volkhov | Langevoja †/Vaana/Saka | 467.1 * | ||||||||
| Dapingian | 467.3 | |||||||||
| Billingen | 469.3 * | |||||||||
| Early Ordovician | Floian | 470 | ||||||||
| Latorp † | 470.1 * | |||||||||
| Hunneberg | 473.7 * | |||||||||
| Tremadocian | 477.7 | |||||||||
| Varangu | 481.3 * | |||||||||
| Pakerort | 482.2 * | |||||||||
| Cambrian | Furongian | Stage 10 | 485.4 | |||||||
| 486.3 * | ||||||||||
| 486.5 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||