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
- M. Harzhauser and W. E. Piller. 2004. Integrated stratigraphy of the Sarmatian (Upper Middle Miocene) in the western Central Paratethys. Stratigraphy 1(1):65-86 view
- P. L. Gibbard, M. J. Head, and M. J. C. Walker. 2010. Formal ratification of the Quaternary System/Period and the Pleistocene Series/Epoch with a base at 2.58 Ma. Journal of Quaternary Science 25(2):96-102 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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126844 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Permian-Jurassic of New Zealand | Central Paratethys Stages | Cenozoic Subepochs of Southern Europe | Devonian of Germany | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | 0 | |||||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | |||||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | |||||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Tarantian | 0.0117 | |||||||
| Chibanian | Ionian | 0.129 | ||||||||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | |||||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | |||||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | 2.58 | |||||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | ||||||||
| Tortonian | Pannonian | 7.246 | ||||||||
| Serravallian | Sarmatian | 11.63 | ||||||||
| Badenian | 12.8 * | |||||||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | |||||||||
| Burdigalian | 15.98 | |||||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 | |||||||
| Rupelian | 27.82 | |||||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | 33.9 | ||||||||
| Bartonian | 37.71 | |||||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | |||||||||
| Ypresian | 47.8 | |||||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | 56 | ||||||||
| Selandian | 59.2 | |||||||||
| Danian | 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 | Oteke | Puaroan | 145 | |||||
| Kimmeridgian | 149.2 | |||||||||
| Kawhia | Ohauan | 150 | ||||||||
| Heterian | 154.5 | |||||||||
| Oxfordian | 154.8 | |||||||||
| Middle Jurassic | Callovian | 161.5 | ||||||||
| Temaikan | 164.3 | |||||||||
| Bathonian | 165.3 | |||||||||
| Bajocian | 168.2 | |||||||||
| Aalenian | 170.9 | |||||||||
| Early Jurassic | Toarcian | 174.7 | ||||||||
| Herangi | Ururoan | 176 | ||||||||
| Pliensbachian | 184.2 | |||||||||
| 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 | 227 | |||||||||
| Gore | Kaihikuan | 227.5 | ||||||||
| Middle Triassic | Ladinian | 237 | ||||||||
| Etalian | 238 | |||||||||
| Anisian | 242 | |||||||||
| Malakovian | 246 | |||||||||
| Early Triassic | Olenekian | 247.2 | ||||||||
| Nelsonian | 249 | |||||||||
| Induan | 251.2 | |||||||||
| DUrville | Makarewan | 251.5 | ||||||||
| Paleozoic | Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | 251.902 | ||||||
| Waiitian | 253.2 | |||||||||
| Wuchiapingian | 254.14 | |||||||||
| Puruhauan | 254.2 | |||||||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | Aparima | Flettian | 259.51 | ||||||
| Wordian | 264.28 | |||||||||
| Barettian | 266 | |||||||||
| Roadian | 266.9 | |||||||||
| Cisuralian | Kungurian | 273.01 | ||||||||
| Mangapirian | 276 | |||||||||
| Artinskian | 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 | Wocklum/Dasberg/Hemberg/Nehden | 358.9 | ||||||
| Frasnian | Adorf | 372.2 | ||||||||
| Middle Devonian | Givetian | Givetian | 382.7 | |||||||
| Eifelian | Eifelian | 387.7 | ||||||||
| Early Devonian | Emsian | Emsian | 393.3 | |||||||
| Pragian | Siegen | 407.6 | ||||||||
| Lochkovian | Gedinnine | 410.8 | ||||||||
| 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 | 443.8 | |||||||
| Katian | 445.2 | |||||||||
| Sandbian | 453 | |||||||||
| Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | 458.4 | ||||||||
| Dapingian | 467.3 | |||||||||
| Early Ordovician | Floian | 470 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Stage 3 | 514 | |||||||||
| Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | 521 | ||||||||
| Fortunian | 529 | |||||||||
| Proterozoic | Neoproterozoic | Ediacaran | 538.8 | |||||||
| Cryogenian | 635 | |||||||||
| Tonian | 720 | |||||||||
| Mesoproterozoic | Stenian | 1000 | ||||||||
| Ectasian | 1200 | |||||||||
| Calymmian | 1400 | |||||||||
| Paleoproterozoic | Statherian | 1600 | ||||||||
| Orosirian | 1800 | |||||||||
| Rhyacian | 2050 | |||||||||
| Siderian | 2300 | |||||||||
| Archean | Neoarchean | 2500 | ||||||||
| Mesoarchean | 2800 | |||||||||
| Paleoarchean | 3200 | |||||||||
| Eoarchean | 3600 | |||||||||
| Hadean | 4000 | |||||||||
| 4600 | ||||||||||