Ten Million Year Bins
The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:
- 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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
- Z.-X. Qiu and Z.-D. Qiu. 1995. Chronological sequence and subdivision of Chinese Neogene mammalian faunas. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 116(1-2):41-70 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
- 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
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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 | Ten Million Year Bins | Permian of China | Cenozoic Subepochs | Neogene Mammal Ages of China | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | Carboniferous Subepochs | Central Paratethys Stages | ||||
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| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Cenozoic 6 | Wanganui | Haweran | 0 | |||||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Nihewanian | 0.0117 | |||||||
| Chibanian | Middle Pleistocene | 0.129 | |||||||||
| Castlecliffian | 0.34 | ||||||||||
| Calabrian | Early Pleistocene | 0.774 | |||||||||
| Nukumaruan | 1.63 | ||||||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||||||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | ||||||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Late Pliocene | Yushean | 2.58 | ||||||
| Waipipian | 3 | ||||||||||
| Zanclean | Early Pliocene | 3.6 | |||||||||
| Opoitian | 3.7 | ||||||||||
| Baodean | 4.9 | ||||||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Late Miocene | Taranaki | Kapitean | 5.333 | ||||||
| Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | ||||||||||
| Tortonian | Pannonian | 7.246 | |||||||||
| Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | |||||||||
| Tunggurian | 11.1 | ||||||||||
| Serravallian | Cenozoic 5 | Middle Miocene | Sarmatian | 11.63 | |||||||
| Badenian | 12.8 * | ||||||||||
| Lillburnian | 13.05 | ||||||||||
| Langhian | Shanwangian | 13.82 | |||||||||
| Clifdenian | 15.1 | ||||||||||
| Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | |||||||||
| Burdigalian | Early Miocene | 15.98 | |||||||||
| Xiejiaan | 16.9 | ||||||||||
| Otaian | 18.7 | ||||||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||||||
| Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | |||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Cenozoic 4 | Late Oligocene | 23.03 | ||||||
| Duntroonian | 25.2 | ||||||||||
| Whaingaroan | 27.3 | ||||||||||
| Rupelian | Early Oligocene | 27.82 | |||||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Cenozoic 3 | Late Eocene | 33.9 | |||||||
| Arnold | Runangan | 34.6 | |||||||||
| Kaiatan | 36.7 | ||||||||||
| Bartonian | Middle Eocene | 37.71 | |||||||||
| Bortonian | 39.1 | ||||||||||
| Lutetian | Cenozoic 2 | 41.2 | |||||||||
| Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | |||||||||
| Heretaungan | 45.7 | ||||||||||
| Ypresian | Early Eocene | 47.8 | |||||||||
| Mangaorapan | 48.9 | ||||||||||
| Waipawan | 52 | ||||||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Cenozoic 1 | Late Paleocene | Teurian | 56 | ||||||
| Selandian | Middle Paleocene | 59.2 | |||||||||
| Danian | Early Paleocene | 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 | 168.2 | ||||||||||
| Aalenian | Jurassic 3 | 170.9 | |||||||||
| Early Jurassic | Toarcian | 174.7 | |||||||||
| Pliensbachian | Jurassic 2 | 184.2 | |||||||||
| Sinemurian | Jurassic 1 | 192.9 | |||||||||
| 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 | Meishanian | 251.902 | ||||||
| Baoqingian | 253.4 * | ||||||||||
| Wuchiapingian | Laoshanian | 254.14 | |||||||||
| Laibinian | 257.7 * | ||||||||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | Lengwuan | 259.51 | ||||||||
| Wordian | Kuhfengian | 264.28 | |||||||||
| Roadian | Permian 3 | 266.9 | |||||||||
| Cisuralian | Kungurian | Permian 2 | Luodianian | 273.01 | |||||||
| Artinskian | 283.5 | ||||||||||
| Longlinian | 285.4 * | ||||||||||
| Sakmarian | 290.1 | ||||||||||
| Asselian | Permian 1 | Zisongian | 293.52 | ||||||||
| Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Carboniferous 5 | Late Pennsylvanian | 298.9 | ||||||
| 300.1 | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||