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
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
M. O. Woodburne. 1987. A prospectus of the North American Mammal Ages. In: Woodburne, M. O. (ed.), Cenozoic Mammals of North America. University of California Press, Berkelery, CA 285-290 view
J. Alroy. 2000. New methods for quantifying macroevolutionary patterns and processes. Paleobiology 26(4):707-733 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.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale					Devonian Subages	Devonian of France	Devonian of Czechoslovakia	North American Mammal Subages/Zones
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan							0
				Northgrippian							0.0042
				Greenlandian							0.0082
			Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene				Sheridanian			0.0117
				Chibanian				Sheridanian			0.129
				Chibanian				Cudahyan/Sappan			0.21
				Calabrian				Cudahyan/Sappan			0.774
				Calabrian				Senecan/Rexroadian			1.4
				Gelasian							1.8
		Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian							2.58
				Zanclean							3.6
				Zanclean				Late Hemphillian/late Early Hemphillian/early Early Hemphillian			4.7
			Miocene	Messinian							5.333
				Tortonian							7.246
				Tortonian				Late Clarendonian/Early Clarendonian			9.4
				Serravallian				Late Clarendonian/Early Clarendonian			11.63
				Serravallian				late Late Barstovian/early Late Barstovian/Early Barstovian			12.5
				Langhian							13.82
				Burdigalian							15.98
								Late Hemingfordian/Early Hemingfordian			16.3
								late Late Arikareean/early Late Arikareean/late Early Arikareean/early Early Arikareean	Harrisonian		18.5
				Aquitanian							20.44
		Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian							23.03
									Monroecreekian		23.1 *
									Geringian		24.7 *
				Rupelian					Geringian		27.82
				Rupelian							29.5
			Eocene	Priabonian				Late Chadronian/Middle Chadronian/Early Chadronian			33.9
				Priabonian							37
				Bartonian							37.71
				Bartonian				Late Uintan/Early Uintan			39.7
				Lutetian				Late Uintan/Early Uintan			41.2
				Lutetian				Twinbuttean/Blacksforkian/Gardnerbuttian			46.2
				Ypresian				Twinbuttean/Blacksforkian/Gardnerbuttian			47.8
								Lostcabinian/Lysitean/Graybullian/Sandcouleean			50.5
										Cf3/Cf2/Cf1	54.9
			Paleocene	Thanetian						Cf3/Cf2/Cf1	56
				Thanetian						Ti6/Ti5/Ti4/Ti3/Ti2/Ti1	56.2
				Selandian						Ti6/Ti5/Ti4/Ti3/Ti2/Ti1	59.2
				Selandian						To3/To2/To1	60.9
				Danian						To3/To2/To1	61.6
				Danian						Pu3/Pu2/Pu1	63.8
	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							145
				Kimmeridgian							149.2
				Oxfordian							154.8
			Middle Jurassic	Callovian							161.5
				Bathonian							165.3
				Bajocian							168.2
				Aalenian							170.9
			Early Jurassic	Toarcian							174.7
				Pliensbachian							184.2
				Sinemurian							192.9
Hettangian				199.5
Triassic		Late Triassic	Rhaetian	201.4
			Norian	208.5
			Carnian	227
		Middle Triassic	Ladinian	237
		Middle Triassic	Anisian	242
		Early Triassic	Olenekian	247.2
		Early Triassic	Induan	251.2
Paleozoic	Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian	251.902
		Lopingian	Wuchiapingian	254.14
		Guadalupian	Capitanian	259.51
			Wordian	264.28
			Roadian	266.9
		Cisuralian	Kungurian	273.01
			Artinskian	283.5
			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	Late Famennian	Famennian	358.9
				Middle Famennian		365.3 *
				Early Famennian		368.5 *
			Frasnian	Late Frasnian	Frasnian	372.2
				Middle Frasnian		375.4 *
				Early Frasnian		379.3 *
		Middle Devonian	Givetian	Late Givetian	Givetian	Srbsko	382.7
				Middle Givetian			383.7 *
				Early Givetian			385.9 *
			Eifelian	Late Eifelian	Couvinien	Chotec	387.7
			Eifelian	Early Eifelian		Chotec	390.3 *
		Early Devonian	Emsian	Late Emsian		Daleje/Zlichovian	393.3
			Emsian	Early Emsian		Daleje/Zlichovian	398.3 *
			Pragian	Pragian		Pragian	407.6
			Pragian	Pragian	Coblencien	Pragian	408.2 *
			Lochkovian	Late Lochkovian	Gedinnine	Lochkovian	410.8
				Middle Lochkovian			412.8 *
				Early Lochkovian			415.6 *
	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						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