PBDB Timescale

Ten Million Year Bins

The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:

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
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
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Ten Million Year Bins	Devonian of Germany	Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Ordovician of Ibero-Bohemia				Central Paratethys Stages	Carboniferous of China	Ordovician of Australia
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Cenozoic 6		Wanganui	Haweran								0
		Northgrippian												0.0042
		Greenlandian												0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene												0.0117
		Chibanian												0.129
		Chibanian				Castlecliffian								0.34
		Calabrian				Castlecliffian								0.774
		Calabrian				Nukumaruan								1.63
		Gelasian				Nukumaruan								1.8
		Gelasian				Mangapanian								2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian				Mangapanian								2.58
		Piacenzian				Waipipian								3
		Zanclean				Waipipian								3.6
		Zanclean				Opoitian								3.7
	Miocene	Messinian			Taranaki	Kapitean								5.333
		Messinian				Tongaporutuan								7.2
		Tortonian				Tongaporutuan					Pannonian			7.246
		Tortonian			Southland	Waiauan					Pannonian			11.04
		Serravallian	Cenozoic 5								Sarmatian			11.63
											Badenian			12.8 *
						Lillburnian					Badenian			13.05
		Langhian				Lillburnian								13.82
						Clifdenian								15.1
					Pareora	Altonian								15.9
		Burdigalian				Altonian								15.98
		Burdigalian				Otaian								18.7
		Aquitanian				Otaian								20.44
		Aquitanian			Landon	Waitakian								21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian	Cenozoic 4			Waitakian								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				Kaiatan								37.71
		Bartonian				Bortonian								39.1
		Lutetian	Cenozoic 2			Bortonian								41.2
					Dannevirke	Porangan								42.6
						Heretaungan								45.7
		Ypresian				Heretaungan								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			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			Arowhanan								93.9
					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		145
		Kimmeridgian	Jurassic 5		149.2
		Oxfordian			154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian			161.5
		Bathonian	Jurassic 4		165.3
		Bajocian	Jurassic 4		168.2
		Aalenian	Jurassic 3		170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian	Jurassic 3		174.7
		Pliensbachian	Jurassic 2		184.2
		Sinemurian	Jurassic 1		192.9
		Hettangian	Jurassic 1		199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian	Triassic 4		201.4
		Norian	Triassic 4		208.5
		Carnian	Triassic 3		227
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian	Triassic 2		237
	Middle Triassic	Anisian	Triassic 2		242
	Early Triassic	Olenekian	Triassic 1		247.2
	Early Triassic	Induan	Triassic 1		251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian	Permian 4		251.902
	Lopingian	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
		Gzhelian					Xiaodushanian	300 *
		Kasimovian					Xiaodushanian	303.7
		Kasimovian					Dalaun	305.8 *
		Moscovian	Carboniferous 4		Middle Pennsylvanian			307
		Bashkirian			Early Pennsylvanian			315.2
							Huashibanian	318.5 *
							Lousuan	321.2 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian	Carboniferous 3		Dewunian		Late Mississippian	323.2
		Serpukhovian	Carboniferous 3		Shangsian		Late Mississippian	330.8 *
		Visean	Carboniferous 2		Shangsian		Middle Mississippian	330.9
		Visean	Carboniferous 2		Jiusian		Middle Mississippian	335 *
		Tournaisian	Carboniferous 1		Tangbagouan		Early Mississippian	346.7
Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian	Devonian 5		Wocklum/Dasberg/Hemberg/Nehden				358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian	Devonian 4		Adorf				372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian	Devonian 3		Givetian				382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian	Devonian 3		Eifelian				387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian	Devonian 2		Emsian				393.3
		Pragian	Devonian 1		Siegen				407.6
		Lochkovian	Devonian 1		Gedinnine				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	Bolindian	443.8
		Katian							Kralodvorian	Bolindian	Bohdalec †	445.2
									Kralodvorian	Eastonian		449 *
									Berounian	Eastonian		449.7 *
						Gisbornian				452 *
		Sandbian	Ordovician 4							453
										Zahorany †/Vinice		Letna †	456.2 *
										Liben †			458 *
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian	Ordovician 3			Darriwilian							458.4
				Dobrotivian					458.5 *
				Oretanian					459.7 *
									Sarka †			461.7 *
		Dapingian	Ordovician 2			Klabava †			Yapeenian			467.3
				Arenigian					Yapeenian			468
									Castlemainian			468.5 *
	Early Ordovician	Floian							Chewtonian			470
									Bendigonian			471.8 *
									Lancefieldian			473.5 *
		Tremadocian	Ordovician 1	Tremadocian					Lancefieldian			477.7
		Tremadocian	Ordovician 1	Tremadocian					Warendian			482.8 *
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10	Cambrian 5									Datsonian	485.4
		Stage 10										Payntonian	486.8 *
		Jiangshanian										Iverian	489.5
		Paibian										Idamean	494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian	Cambrian 4									Mindyallan	497
		Guzhangian										Boomerangian	499
		Drumian										Undillan	500.5
		Drumian										Floran	503
		Wuliuan	Cambrian 3									Templetonian	504.5
		Wuliuan										Ordian	507.8 *
	Series 2	Stage 4										Ordian	509
		Stage 4											510.8 *
		Stage 3	Cambrian 2										514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2	Cambrian 2										521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian	Cambrian 1										529
														538.8