PBDB Timescale

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
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
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
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
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

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Ten Million Year Bins	Carbo-Permian of the Russian Platform	Central Paratethys Stages	Cenozoic Subepochs	Ordovician of Ibero-Bohemia				Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Devonian of Eastern North America		Cenozoic Subepochs of Southern Europe	European Faunal Zones
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Cenozoic 6								Wanganui	Haweran					0
		Northgrippian															0.0042
		Greenlandian															0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene				Late Pleistocene									Tarantian		0.0117
		Chibanian				Middle Pleistocene									Ionian		0.129
		Chibanian				Middle Pleistocene						Castlecliffian			Ionian		0.34
		Calabrian				Early Pleistocene						Castlecliffian					0.774
		Calabrian										Nukumaruan					1.63
		Gelasian										Nukumaruan				MN 17	1.8
		Gelasian										Mangapanian				MN 17	2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian				Late Pliocene						Mangapanian				MN 16	2.58
												Waipipian				MN 16	3
																MN 15	3.2
		Zanclean				Early Pliocene											3.6
												Opoitian					3.7
																MN 14	4.2
																MN 13	4.9
	Miocene	Messinian				Late Miocene					Taranaki	Kapitean					5.333
		Messinian										Tongaporutuan					7.2
		Tortonian			Pannonian											MN 12	7.246
																MN 11	7.75
																MN 10	8.7
																MN 9	9.7
											Southland	Waiauan				MN 9	11.04
																MN 7 + 8	11.1
		Serravallian	Cenozoic 5		Sarmatian	Middle Miocene										MN 7 + 8	11.63
					Badenian											MN 6	12.8 *
					Badenian							Lillburnian				MN 6	13.05
		Langhian										Lillburnian				MN 5	13.82
												Clifdenian					15.1
											Pareora	Altonian					15.9
		Burdigalian				Early Miocene										MN 4	15.98
																MN 3	16.9
												Otaian				MN 3	18.7
																MN 2	20
		Aquitanian															20.44
											Landon	Waitakian					21.7
																MN 1	22.4
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						Kaiatan					37.71
		Bartonian										Bortonian					39.1
		Lutetian	Cenozoic 2									Bortonian					41.2
											Dannevirke	Porangan					42.6
												Heretaungan					45.7
		Ypresian				Early Eocene						Heretaungan					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									Haumurian					72.1
		Santonian	Cretaceous 6									Piripauan					83.6
		Santonian									Raukumara	Teratan					86.1
		Coniacian															86.3
		Turonian															89.8
												Mangaotanean					90.5
												Arowhanan					93.7
		Cenomanian	Cretaceous 5	93.9								Arowhanan
				Clarence			Ngaterian	95.2
							Motuan	99.5
	Early Cretaceous	Albian	Cretaceous 4				Motuan	100.5
							Urutawan	103.3
				Taitai			Korangan	108.4
		Aptian	Cretaceous 3				Korangan	113
		Aptian	Cretaceous 3					117.5
		Barremian	Cretaceous 2					121.4
		Hauterivian	Cretaceous 2					125.77
		Valanginian	Cretaceous 1					132.6
		Berriasian	Cretaceous 1					139.8
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian	Jurassic 6					Oteke	Puaroan	145
		Kimmeridgian	Jurassic 5					Oteke	Puaroan	149.2
								Kawhia	Ohauan	150
									Heterian	154.5
		Oxfordian								154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian								161.5
		Callovian							Temaikan	164.3
		Bathonian	Jurassic 4							165.3
		Bajocian	Jurassic 4							168.2
		Aalenian	Jurassic 3							170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian								174.7
		Toarcian						Herangi	Ururoan	176
		Pliensbachian	Jurassic 2						Ururoan	184.2
		Pliensbachian	Jurassic 2						Aratauran	188.9
		Sinemurian	Jurassic 1							192.9
		Hettangian	Jurassic 1							199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian	Triassic 4		Balfour			Otapirian	201.4
		Norian						Warepan	208.5
								Otamitan	217
								Oretian	221
		Carnian	Triassic 3					Oretian	227
		Carnian	Triassic 3		Gore			Kaihikuan	227.5
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian	Triassic 2					Kaihikuan	237
		Ladinian						Etalian	238
		Anisian						Etalian	242
		Anisian						Malakovian	246
	Early Triassic	Olenekian	Triassic 1					Malakovian	247.2
		Olenekian						Nelsonian	249
		Induan						Nelsonian	251.2
		Induan			Kathwai			DUrville	Makarewan	251.5 *
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian	Permian 4		Kathwai					Melekhovian	251.902
											252.4 *
					Chhidru						252.9 *
									Waiitian		253.2
		Wuchiapingian							Waiitian		254.14
									Puruhauan		254.2
					Kalabagh						255 *
					Wargal						256 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian						Aparima	Flettian		259.51
		Wordian									264.28
										Noginskian	264.9 *
											265.3 *
									Barettian		266
					Amb						266.1 *
		Roadian	Permian 3		Amb	266.9
		Roadian	Permian 3			270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Permian 2			273.01
						Mangapirian			276
									Pavlovoposadian	276.8 *
		Artinskian								283.5
						Telfordian				285
						Telfordian			Rusavkinian	287.6 *
										288.5
		Sakmarian								290.1
		Asselian	Permian 1							293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian	Carboniferous 5							298.9
		Kasimovian							Dorogomilovian	303.7
									Khamovnikian	304.8
									Krevyakinian	305.8 *
		Moscovian	Carboniferous 4				Myachkovian		307
							Podolskian		308.9 *
							Kashirian		311.4 *
							Vereian		313.8
							Melekessian		314.8
		Bashkirian		315.2			Melekessian
				Cheremshanian			316.9 *
				Prikamian			318.6 *
				Severokeltmian			319.9 *
				Krasnopolyanian			321.2 *
				Voznesenian			321.9 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian	Carboniferous 3	Zapaltjubian			323.2
				Protvian			324.4 *
				Steshevian			326.8 *
				Tarusian			329 *
		Visean	Carboniferous 2	Venevian			330.9
				Mikhailovian			331.9 *
				Aleksinian			333.7 *
				Tulian			335.8 *
				Bobrikian			339.9 *
				Radaevkian			343.4 *
		Tournaisian	Carboniferous 1	Kosvian			346.7
				Kizelian			350.7 *
				Cherepetian			351.9 *
				Karakubian			354.4 *
				Upinian			356.3 *
				Malevkian			357.6 *
				Gumerovian			358 *
Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian	Devonian 5				Conewangan/Conneautan/Canadaway		358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian	Devonian 4				West Fallsian/Sonyean		372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian	Devonian 3				Geneseean/Taghanican/Tioughniogan		Cazenovian	382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian	Devonian 3				Southwoodian		Cazenovian	387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian	Devonian 2				Sawkillian/Deer Parkian		Helderbergian	393.3
		Pragian	Devonian 1							407.6
		Lochkovian	Devonian 1							410.8
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	Ordovician 5							Kosovian	443.8
		Katian								Kralodvorian	Bohdalec †	445.2
		Katian								Berounian		449.7 *
		Sandbian	Ordovician 4									453
												Zahorany †/Vinice	Letna †	456.2 *
											Liben †			458 *
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian	Ordovician 3											458.4
					Dobrotivian					458.5 *
					Oretanian					459.7 *
										Sarka †			461.7 *
		Dapingian	Ordovician 2							Klabava †			467.3
		Dapingian			Arenigian								468
	Early Ordovician	Floian			Arenigian								470
	Early Ordovician	Tremadocian	Ordovician 1		Tremadocian								477.7
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10	Cambrian 5			485.4
		Jiangshanian				489.5
		Paibian				494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian	Cambrian 4			497
		Drumian	Cambrian 4			500.5
		Wuliuan	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
																	538.8