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. F. Steininger, W. A. Berggren, D. V. Kent, R. L. Bernor, S. Sen and J. Agusti. 1996. Circum-Mediterranean Neogene (Miocene and Pliocene) marine-continental chronologic correlations of European mammal units. The Evolution of Western Eurasian Neogene Mammal Faunas (eds. R. L. Bernor, V. Fahlbusch, and H.-W. Mittmann) 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
- 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
- J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126844 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | European Faunal Units | Permian Subages of Germany | Cenozoic Subepochs of Southern Europe | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | ||||
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Quaternary | Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Tarantian | 0.0117 | ||||
Chibanian | Ionian | 0.129 | ||||||
Calabrian | 0.774 | |||||||
Gelasian | 1.8 | |||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Villanyian | 2.58 | ||||
Ruscinian | 3.1 * | |||||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||||
Miocene | Messinian | Turolian | 5.333 | |||||
Tortonian | 7.246 | |||||||
Vallesian | 8.7 | |||||||
Serravallian | Astaracian | 11.63 | ||||||
Langhian | 13.82 | |||||||
Burdigalian | Orleanian | 15.98 | ||||||
Agenian | 20 | |||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | 23.03 | |||
Rupelian | Kekeamuan | 27.82 | ||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian | 33.9 | |||||
Bartonian | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | 37.71 | ||||||
Lutetian | 41.2 | |||||||
Ypresian | Bumbanian | 47.8 | ||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | Gashatan | 56 | |||||
Selandian | 59.2 | |||||||
Danian | 61.6 | |||||||
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 | ||||||
Anisian | 242 | |||||||
Early Triassic | Olenekian | 247.2 | ||||||
Induan | 251.2 | |||||||
Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | Buntsandstein | 251.902 | ||||
Wuchiapingian | 254.14 | |||||||
Guadalupian | Capitanian | Ohre/Aller | 259.51 | |||||
Wordian | Leine | 264.28 | ||||||
266.9 |