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. 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
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
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
A. G. Sennikov and V. K. Golubev. 2006. Vyazniki Biotic Assemblage of the Terminal Permian. Paleontological Journal 40(suppl. 4):S475-S481 view
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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					Central Paratethys Stages	Cenozoic Subepochs	Permo-Triassic Subages of Eastern Europe	Cambrian of West Avalonia	Permian of Western Europe	Precambrian of Russia
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Quaternary	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene		Late Pleistocene					0.0117
				Chibanian		Middle Pleistocene					0.129
				Calabrian		Early Pleistocene					0.774
				Gelasian		Early Pleistocene					1.8
		Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian		Late Pliocene					2.58
			Pliocene	Zanclean		Early Pliocene					3.6
			Miocene	Messinian		Late Miocene					5.333
				Tortonian	Pannonian	Late Miocene					7.246
				Serravallian	Sarmatian	Middle Miocene					11.63
				Serravallian	Badenian						12.8 *
				Langhian							13.82
				Burdigalian		Early Miocene					15.98
				Aquitanian		Early Miocene					20.44
		Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian		Late Oligocene					23.03
			Oligocene	Rupelian		Early Oligocene					27.82
			Eocene	Priabonian		Late Eocene					33.9
				Bartonian		Middle Eocene					37.71
				Lutetian		Middle Eocene					41.2
				Ypresian		Early Eocene					47.8
			Paleocene	Thanetian		Late Paleocene					56
				Selandian		Middle Paleocene					59.2
				Danian		Early Paleocene					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							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			Vokhmian				247.2
			Early Triassic	Induan			Vokhmian				251.2
	Paleozoic	Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian							251.902
			Lopingian	Wuchiapingian			Late Vyatkian/Early Vyatkian		Zechstein		254.14
			Guadalupian	Capitanian			Late Severodvinian/Early Severodvinian		Rotliegendes		259.51
				Wordian			Late Urzhumian/Early Urzhumian				264.28
				Roadian			Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian				266.9
			Cisuralian	Kungurian							273.01
				Artinskian					Autunian		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	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		Ohesaare	419.2
		Pridoli		Kaugetuma	421.7 *
		Ludlow	Ludfordian	Kuressaare	423
			Ludfordian	Paadla	423.4 *
			Gorstian	Paadla	425.6
		Wenlock	Homerian	Rootsikula	427.4
			Homerian	Jaagarahu	429.2 *
			Sheinwoodian	Jaagarahu	430.5
			Sheinwoodian	Jaani	431.8 *
		Llandovery	Telychian	Jaani	433.4
			Telychian	Adavere	434 *
			Aeronian	Adavere	438.5
			Aeronian	Raikkula	439.4 *
			Rhuddanian	Raikkula	440.8
			Rhuddanian	Juuru	441.4 *
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
			Guzhangian		Arcadian	498.4
			Drumian			500.5
			Wuliuan			504.5
		Series 2	Stage 4		Branchian	509
			Stage 3		Branchian	514
			Stage 3		Placentian	517.1
		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