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
J. I. Raine, A. G. Beu, A. F. Boyes, H. J. Campbell, R. A. Cooper, J. S. Crampton, M. P. Crundwell, C. J. Hollis, and H. E. G. Morgans. 2015. Revised Calibration of the New Zealand Geological Timescale: NZGT2015/1. GNS Science Report 2012(39) 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

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This timescale is used in the definition of 126844 collections

International Chronostratigraphic Timescale					Permian-Jurassic of New Zealand		Precambrian of Russia
Phanerozoic	Mesozoic	Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian	Oteke	Puaroan		145
				Kimmeridgian	Oteke	Puaroan		149.2
					Kawhia	Ohauan		150
						Heterian		154.5
				Oxfordian				154.8
			Middle Jurassic	Callovian				161.5
				Callovian		Temaikan		164.3
				Bathonian				165.3
				Bajocian				168.2
				Aalenian				170.9
			Early Jurassic	Toarcian				174.7
				Toarcian	Herangi	Ururoan		176
				Pliensbachian		Ururoan		184.2
				Pliensbachian		Aratauran		188.9
				Sinemurian				192.9
				Hettangian				199.5
		Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian	Balfour	Otapirian		201.4
				Norian		Warepan		208.5
						Otamitan		217
						Oretian		221
				Carnian		Oretian		227
				Carnian	Gore	Kaihikuan		227.5
			Middle Triassic	Ladinian		Kaihikuan		237
				Ladinian		Etalian		238
				Anisian		Etalian		242
				Anisian		Malakovian		246
			Early Triassic	Olenekian		Malakovian		247.2
				Olenekian		Nelsonian		249
				Induan		Nelsonian		251.2
				Induan	DUrville	Makarewan		251.5
	Paleozoic	Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian		Makarewan		251.902
				Changhsingian		Waiitian		253.2
				Wuchiapingian		Waiitian		254.14
				Wuchiapingian		Puruhauan		254.2
			Guadalupian	Capitanian	Aparima	Flettian		259.51
				Wordian		Flettian		264.28
				Wordian		Barettian		266
				Roadian				266.9
			Cisuralian	Kungurian				273.01
				Kungurian		Mangapirian		276
				Artinskian		Mangapirian		283.5
						Telfordian		285
								288.5
				Sakmarian				290.1
				Asselian				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
			Late Devonian	Frasnian				372.2
			Middle Devonian	Givetian				382.7
			Middle Devonian	Eifelian				387.7
			Early Devonian	Emsian				393.3
				Pragian				407.6
				Lochkovian				410.8
		Silurian	Pridoli					419.2
			Ludlow	Ludfordian				423
			Ludlow	Gorstian				425.6
			Wenlock	Homerian				427.4
			Wenlock	Sheinwoodian				430.5
Llandovery			Telychian	433.4
			Aeronian	438.5
			Rhuddanian	440.8
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	538.8
		Cryogenian						635
		Tonian						720
		Tonian					Karatau	800
	Mesoproterozoic	Stenian					Karatau	1000
		Stenian					Yurmatian	1100
		Ectasian					Yurmatian	1200
		Ectasian					Burzyan	1375
								1400