Ten Million Year Bins
The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:
- 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
- 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
- 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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
There are 56 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 1 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ten Million Year Bins | Ammonite Chrons of North America | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | European Faunal Units | Carboniferous Subepochs | ||||||
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| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Cenozoic 6 | Wanganui | Haweran | 0 | |||||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | |||||||||
| Chibanian | 0.129 | ||||||||||
| Castlecliffian | 0.34 | ||||||||||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | ||||||||||
| Nukumaruan | 1.63 | ||||||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||||||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | ||||||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Villanyian | 2.58 | |||||||
| Waipipian | 3 | ||||||||||
| Ruscinian | 3.1 * | ||||||||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||||||||
| Opoitian | 3.7 | ||||||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | Turolian | 5.333 | ||||||
| Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | ||||||||||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||||||||
| Vallesian | 8.7 | ||||||||||
| Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | |||||||||
| Serravallian | Cenozoic 5 | Astaracian | 11.63 | ||||||||
| Lillburnian | 13.05 | ||||||||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | ||||||||||
| Clifdenian | 15.1 | ||||||||||
| Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | |||||||||
| Burdigalian | Orleanian | 15.98 | |||||||||
| Otaian | 18.7 | ||||||||||
| Agenian | 20 | ||||||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||||||
| Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | |||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Cenozoic 4 | 23.03 | |||||||
| Duntroonian | 25.2 | ||||||||||
| Whaingaroan | 27.3 | ||||||||||
| Rupelian | 27.82 | ||||||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Cenozoic 3 | 33.9 | ||||||||
| Arnold | Runangan | 34.6 | |||||||||
| Kaiatan | 36.7 | ||||||||||
| Bartonian | 37.71 | ||||||||||
| Bortonian | 39.1 | ||||||||||
| Lutetian | Cenozoic 2 | 41.2 | |||||||||
| Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | |||||||||
| Heretaungan | 45.7 | ||||||||||
| Ypresian | 47.8 | ||||||||||
| Mangaorapan | 48.9 | ||||||||||
| Waipawan | 52 | ||||||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Cenozoic 1 | Teurian | 56 | |||||||
| Selandian | 59.2 | ||||||||||
| Danian | 61.6 | ||||||||||
| Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | Cretaceous 8 | Mata | Haumurian | 66 | |||||
| Campanian | Cretaceous 7 | 72.1 | |||||||||
| Santonian | Cretaceous 6 | Piripauan | 83.6 | ||||||||
| Raukumara | Teratan | 86.1 | |||||||||
| Coniacian | 86.3 | ||||||||||
| Turonian | 89.8 | ||||||||||
| Mangaotanean | 90.5 | ||||||||||
| Arowhanan | 93.7 | ||||||||||
| Cenomanian | Cretaceous 5 | 93.9 | |||||||||
| Clarence | Ngaterian | 95.2 | |||||||||
| Motuan | 99.5 | ||||||||||
| Early Cretaceous | Albian | Cretaceous 4 | 100.5 | ||||||||
| Urutawan | 103.3 | ||||||||||
| Taitai | Korangan | 108.4 | |||||||||
| Aptian | Cretaceous 3 | 113 | |||||||||
| 117.5 | |||||||||||
| Barremian | Cretaceous 2 | 121.4 | |||||||||
| Hauterivian | 125.77 | ||||||||||
| Valanginian | Cretaceous 1 | 132.6 | |||||||||
| Berriasian | 139.8 | ||||||||||
| Jurassic | Late Jurassic | Tithonian | Jurassic 6 | 145 | |||||||
| Kimmeridgian | Jurassic 5 | 149.2 | |||||||||
| Oxfordian | 154.8 | ||||||||||
| Middle Jurassic | Callovian | 161.5 | |||||||||
| Bathonian | Jurassic 4 | 165.3 | |||||||||
| Bajocian | Epizigzagiceras | 168.2 | |||||||||
| Rotundum/Oblatum/Kirschneri/Crassicostatus/Widebayense | 168.4 | ||||||||||
| Aalenian | Jurassic 3 | Howelli/Scissum/Westermanni | 170.9 | ||||||||
| Early Jurassic | Toarcian | Yakounensis/Hillebrandti/Crassicosta | 174.7 | ||||||||
| Planulata | 179.3 * | ||||||||||
| Arnioceras arnouldi | 179.8 * | ||||||||||
| Kanense | 181.3 * | ||||||||||
| Carlottense | 182.3 * | ||||||||||
| Kunae | 183.5 * | ||||||||||
| Pliensbachian | Jurassic 2 | 184.2 | |||||||||
| Freboldi | 185.1 * | ||||||||||
| Whiteavesi/Imlayi | Tetraspidoceras | 186.2 * | |||||||||
| 189.2 * | |||||||||||
| Plesechioceras harbledownense/Asteroceras varians/Coroniceras | Canadensis | 190.3 * | |||||||||
| Sinemurian | Jurassic 1 | 192.9 | |||||||||
| Pseudaetomoceras | Psiloceras | 196.4 * | |||||||||
| Franziceras/Euphyllites | 196.5 * | ||||||||||
| Hettangian | 199.5 | ||||||||||
| Triassic | Late Triassic | Rhaetian | Triassic 4 | 201.4 | |||||||
| Norian | 208.5 | ||||||||||
| Carnian | Triassic 3 | 227 | |||||||||
| Middle Triassic | Ladinian | Triassic 2 | 237 | ||||||||
| Anisian | 242 | ||||||||||
| Early Triassic | Olenekian | Triassic 1 | 247.2 | ||||||||
| Induan | 251.2 | ||||||||||
| Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | Permian 4 | 251.902 | |||||||
| Wuchiapingian | 254.14 | ||||||||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | 259.51 | |||||||||
| Wordian | 264.28 | ||||||||||
| Roadian | Permian 3 | 266.9 | |||||||||
| Cisuralian | Kungurian | Permian 2 | 273.01 | ||||||||
| Artinskian | 283.5 | ||||||||||
| Sakmarian | 290.1 | ||||||||||
| Asselian | Permian 1 | 293.52 | |||||||||
| Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Carboniferous 5 | Late Pennsylvanian | 298.9 | ||||||
| Kasimovian | 303.7 | ||||||||||
| Moscovian | Carboniferous 4 | Middle Pennsylvanian | 307 | ||||||||
| Bashkirian | Early Pennsylvanian | 315.2 | |||||||||
| Mississippian | Serpukhovian | Carboniferous 3 | Late Mississippian | 323.2 | |||||||
| Visean | Carboniferous 2 | Middle Mississippian | 330.9 | ||||||||
| Tournaisian | Carboniferous 1 | Early Mississippian | 346.7 | ||||||||
| Devonian | Late Devonian | Famennian | Devonian 5 | 358.9 | |||||||
| Frasnian | Devonian 4 | 372.2 | |||||||||
| Middle Devonian | Givetian | Devonian 3 | 382.7 | ||||||||
| Eifelian | 387.7 | ||||||||||
| Early Devonian | Emsian | Devonian 2 | 393.3 | ||||||||
| Pragian | Devonian 1 | 407.6 | |||||||||
| Lochkovian | 410.8 | ||||||||||
| Silurian | Pridoli | Silurian 2 | 419.2 | ||||||||
| Ludlow | Ludfordian | 423 | |||||||||
| Gorstian | 425.6 | ||||||||||
| Wenlock | Homerian | 427.4 | |||||||||
| Sheinwoodian | 430.5 | ||||||||||
| Llandovery | Telychian | Silurian 1 | 433.4 | ||||||||
| Aeronian | 438.5 | ||||||||||
| Rhuddanian | 440.8 | ||||||||||
| Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | Ordovician 5 | 443.8 | |||||||
| Katian | 445.2 | ||||||||||
| Sandbian | Ordovician 4 | 453 | |||||||||
| Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | Ordovician 3 | 458.4 | ||||||||
| Dapingian | Ordovician 2 | 467.3 | |||||||||
| Early Ordovician | Floian | 470 | |||||||||
| Tremadocian | Ordovician 1 | 477.7 | |||||||||
| Cambrian | Furongian | Stage 10 | Cambrian 5 | 485.4 | |||||||
| Jiangshanian | 489.5 | ||||||||||
| Paibian | 494 | ||||||||||
| Miaolingian | Guzhangian | Cambrian 4 | 497 | ||||||||
| Drumian | 500.5 | ||||||||||
| Wuliuan | Cambrian 3 | 504.5 | |||||||||
| Series 2 | Stage 4 | 509 | |||||||||
| Stage 3 | Cambrian 2 | 514 | |||||||||
| Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | 521 | |||||||||
| Fortunian | Cambrian 1 | 529 | |||||||||
| 538.8 | |||||||||||