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
M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication 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
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
B. D. Webby. 1998. Steps toward a global standard for Ordovician stratigraphy. Newsletters in Stratigraphy 36:1-33 view
F. M. Gradstein, F. P. Agterberg, J. G. Ogg, J. Hardenbol, P. Van Veen, J. Thierry, and Z. Huang. 1995. A Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time scale. SEPM Special Publication 54 view
J. Palfy, P. L. Smith, and J. K. Mortensen. 2000. A U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar time scale for the Jurassic. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 37(6):923-944 view
A. D. Barnosky, M. Holmes, R. Kirchholtes, E. Lindsey, K.C. Maguire, A.W. Poust, M.A. Stegner, J. Sunseri, B. Swartz, J. Swift, N.A. Villavicencio and G. Wogan. 2014. Prelude to the Anthropocene: Two new North American Land Mammal Ages (NALMAs). The Anthropocene Review I(3):225-242 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					Mammal Paleogene Zones		Devonian Subages	Obsolete Precambrian Ages		Permian-Jurassic of New Zealand		Ordovician of the Baltic				Obsolete Names for ICS Units	Mesozoic Subages		Ten Million Year Bins	North American Land Mammal Ages
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan															Cenozoic 6	Saintaugustinean	0
				Meghalayan																Santarosean	0.0004
				Northgrippian																	0.0042
				Greenlandian																	0.0082
			Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene																	0.0117
				Late Pleistocene																Rancholabrean	0.014
				Chibanian																Rancholabrean	0.129
				Chibanian																Irvingtonian	0.21
				Calabrian																Irvingtonian	0.774
				Calabrian																Blancan	1.4
				Gelasian																	1.8
		Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian												Tertiary †					2.58
				Zanclean																	3.6
				Zanclean																Hemphillian	4.7
			Miocene	Messinian																	5.333
				Tortonian																	7.246
				Tortonian																Clarendonian	9.4
				Serravallian															Cenozoic 5	Clarendonian	11.63
				Serravallian																Barstovian	12.5
				Langhian																	13.82
				Burdigalian																	15.98
																				Hemingfordian	16.3
																				Arikareean	18.5
				Aquitanian																	20.44
		Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian	MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26	MP 25													Cenozoic 4		23.03
				Rupelian	MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21																27.82
																				Whitneyan	29.5
																				Orellan	31.8
			Eocene	Priabonian	MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A														Cenozoic 3	Chadronian	33.9
				Priabonian	MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A															Duchesnean	37
				Bartonian	MP 16															Duchesnean	37.71
				Bartonian	MP 16															Uintan	39.7
				Lutetian	MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11														Cenozoic 2	Uintan	41.2
				Lutetian	MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11															Bridgerian	46.2
				Ypresian	MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7															Bridgerian	47.8
																				Wasatchian	50.5
																				Clarkforkian	54.9
			Paleocene	Thanetian	MP 6	MP 1 - 5													Cenozoic 1	Clarkforkian	56
				Thanetian	MP 6															Tiffanian	56.2
				Selandian																Tiffanian	59.2
				Selandian																Torrejonian	60.9
				Danian																Torrejonian	61.6
				Danian																Puercan	63.8
	Mesozoic	Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian													Late Maastrichtian/Early Maastrichtian		Cretaceous 8		66
				Campanian													Late Campanian/Middle Campanian/Early Campanian		Cretaceous 7		72.1
				Santonian													Late Santonian/Middle Santonian/Early Santonian		Cretaceous 6		83.6
				Coniacian													Late Coniacian/Middle Coniacian/Early Coniacian				86.3
				Turonian													Late Turonian/Middle Turonian/Early Turonian				89.8
				Cenomanian													Late Cenomanian/Middle Cenomanian/Early Cenomanian		Cretaceous 5		93.9
			Early Cretaceous	Albian													Late Albian		Cretaceous 4		100.5
																	Middle Albian				106.2 *
																	Early Albian				109.9 *
				Aptian													Late Aptian		Cretaceous 3		113
				Aptian													Early Aptian		Cretaceous 3		119.5 *
				Barremian													Late Barremian/Early Barremian		Cretaceous 2		121.4
				Hauterivian													Late Hauterivian/Early Hauterivian		Cretaceous 2		125.77
				Valanginian													Late Valanginian/Early Valanginian		Cretaceous 1		132.6
				Berriasian													Late Berriasian				139.8
																	Middle Berriasian				140.6 *
																	Early Berriasian				142.7 *
		Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian						Oteke	Puaroan						Late Tithonian	Middle Tithonian	Jurassic 6		145
				Tithonian													Early Tithonian	Middle Tithonian	Jurassic 6		146.3 *
				Kimmeridgian													Late Kimmeridgian		Jurassic 5		149.2
										Kawhia	Ohauan						Late Kimmeridgian				150
Early Kimmeridgian							152.2 *				Ohauan
Early Kimmeridgian							Heterian	154.5
Oxfordian				Late Oxfordian				Middle Oxfordian/Early Oxfordian	154.8
Oxfordian								Middle Oxfordian/Early Oxfordian	157.9 *
Middle Jurassic			Callovian	Late Callovian/Middle Callovian/Early Callovian					161.5
			Callovian	Late Callovian/Middle Callovian/Early Callovian			Temaikan		164.3
			Bathonian	Late Bathonian/Middle Bathonian/Early Bathonian					Jurassic 4		165.3
			Bajocian	Late Bajocian							168.2
			Bajocian	Early Bajocian							168.6 *
			Aalenian	Late Aalenian/Middle Aalenian/Early Aalenian					Jurassic 3		170.9
Early Jurassic			Toarcian	Late Toarcian							174.7
				Late Toarcian			Herangi			Ururoan	176
				Middle Toarcian							180.4 *
				Early Toarcian							182.9 *
			Pliensbachian	Late Pliensbachian/Early Pliensbachian					Jurassic 2		184.2
			Pliensbachian	Late Pliensbachian/Early Pliensbachian					Jurassic 2	Aratauran	188.9
			Sinemurian	Late Sinemurian/Early Sinemurian					Jurassic 1		192.9
			Hettangian	Late Hettangian/Middle Hettangian/Early Hettangian					Jurassic 1		199.5
Triassic		Late Triassic	Rhaetian	Balfour			Otapirian			Triassic 4	201.4
			Norian				Warepan		Sevatian		208.5
									Alaunian		213.2 *
									Lacian		216.7 *
							Otamitan				217
							Oretian				221
			Carnian				Oretian		Tuvalian	Triassic 3	227
				Gore			Kaihikuan		Tuvalian		227.5
									Julian		233.4 *
		Middle Triassic	Ladinian						Longobardian	Triassic 2	237
							Etalian		Longobardian		238
									Fassanian		239.7 *
			Anisian						Illyrian		242
									Pelsonian		243.8 *
									Bithynian		244.7 *
									Aegean		245.5 *
							Malakovian		Aegean		246
		Early Triassic	Olenekian						Spathian	Triassic 1	247.2
									Smithian		248.9 *
							Nelsonian		Smithian		249
			Induan						Dienerian		251.2
					Griesbachian				251.4 *
				DUrville	Griesbachian		Makarewan		251.5
Paleozoic	Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian				Makarewan		Permian 4	251.902
			Changhsingian				Waiitian			253.2
			Wuchiapingian			Longtanian †	Waiitian			254.14
			Wuchiapingian			Longtanian †	Puruhauan			254.2
		Guadalupian	Capitanian	Aparima		Flettian				259.51
			Wordian			Flettian				264.28
			Wordian			Barettian				266
			Roadian						Permian 3	266.9
		Cisuralian	Kungurian						Permian 2	273.01
			Kungurian			Mangapirian				276
			Artinskian			Mangapirian				283.5
						Telfordian				285
										288.5
			Sakmarian							290.1
			Asselian						Permian 1	293.52
	Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian						Carboniferous 5	298.9
			Kasimovian						Carboniferous 5	303.7
			Moscovian						Carboniferous 4	307
			Bashkirian						Carboniferous 4	315.2
		Mississippian	Serpukhovian						Carboniferous 3	323.2
			Visean						Carboniferous 2	330.9
			Tournaisian						Carboniferous 1	346.7
	Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian						Late Famennian	Wocklum/Dasberg/Hemberg/Nehden	Devonian 5	358.9
									Middle Famennian			365.3 *
									Early Famennian			368.5 *
			Frasnian						Late Frasnian	Adorf	Devonian 4	372.2
									Middle Frasnian			375.4 *
								Early Frasnian	379.3 *
		Middle Devonian	Givetian					Late Givetian	Givetian	Devonian 3	382.7
								Middle Givetian			383.7 *
								Early Givetian			385.9 *
			Eifelian					Late Eifelian	Eifelian		387.7
			Eifelian					Early Eifelian	Eifelian		390.3 *
		Early Devonian	Emsian					Late Emsian	Emsian	Devonian 2	393.3
			Emsian					Early Emsian	Emsian	Devonian 2	398.3 *
			Pragian					Pragian	Siegen	Devonian 1	407.6
			Lochkovian					Late Lochkovian	Gedinnine		410.8
								Middle Lochkovian			412.8 *
								Early Lochkovian			415.6 *
	Silurian	Pridoli								Silurian 2	419.2
		Ludlow	Ludfordian								423
		Ludlow	Gorstian								425.6
		Wenlock	Homerian								427.4
		Wenlock	Sheinwoodian								430.5
		Llandovery	Telychian							Silurian 1	433.4
			Aeronian								438.5
			Rhuddanian								440.8
	Ordovician	Late Ordovician	Hirnantian							Harju	Porkuni	Ordovician 5	443.8
			Katian								Pirgu		445.2
											Vormsi		449.6 *
											Nabala		Johvi †	450 *
										Viru	Rakvere			450.6 *
											Oandu			452 *
			Sandbian								Keila	Idavere †	Ordovician 4	453
											Haljala			453.9
											Kukruse			456.4 *
											Uhaku	Aluoja †		457.5 *
		Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian								Uhaku		Ordovician 3	458.4
											Lasnamagi			458.9 *
											Aseri			460.4 *
										Oeland	Kunda			462.9 *
											Kunda	Valaste †/Hunderum		464.3 *
											Volkhov			Langevoja †/Vaana/Saka	467.1 *
			Dapingian								Volkhov		Ordovician 2		467.3
Billingen			Dapingian		469.3 *
		Early Ordovician	Floian		470
					Latorp †							470.1 *
Hunneberg												473.7 *
Hunneberg			Tremadocian				Ordovician 1					477.7
Varangu												481.3 *
Pakerort												482.2 *
Pakerort	Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10				Cambrian 5					485.4
												486.3 *
												486.5
			Jiangshanian									489.5
			Paibian									494
		Miaolingian	Guzhangian	Series 3 †		Cambrian 4	497
			Drumian			Cambrian 4	500.5
			Wuliuan			Stage 5 †	Cambrian 3					504.5
		Series 2	Stage 4				Cambrian 3					509
		Series 2	Stage 3				Cambrian 2					514
		Terreneuvian	Stage 2				Cambrian 2					521
		Terreneuvian	Fortunian				Cambrian 1					529
	Proterozoic	Neoproterozoic	Ediacaran										Vendian †	Poundian †		538.8
	Proterozoic	Neoproterozoic	Ediacaran										Vendian †	Wonokan †		571.7 *
																					635