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
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

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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	Ordovician of Australia	Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China	Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Cambrian Epochs
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		7.246
		Tortonian				Southland	Waiauan		11.04
		Serravallian	Cenozoic 5				Waiauan		11.63
		Serravallian					Lillburnian		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		Mapingian †	298.9
		Kasimovian			Mapingian †	303.7
		Kasimovian				305.9
		Moscovian	Carboniferous 4			307
		Bashkirian	Carboniferous 4			315.2
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian	Carboniferous 3			323.2
		Visean	Carboniferous 2			330.9
		Tournaisian	Carboniferous 1			346.7
Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian	Devonian 5			358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian	Devonian 4			372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian	Devonian 3			382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian	Devonian 3			387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian	Devonian 2			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			Bolindian		443.8
		Katian				Bolindian		445.2
						Eastonian		449 *
						Gisbornian		452 *
		Sandbian	Ordovician 4			Gisbornian		453
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian	Ordovician 3			Darriwilian		458.4
		Dapingian	Ordovician 2			Yapeenian		467.3
		Dapingian				Castlemainian		468.5 *
	Early Ordovician	Floian				Chewtonian		470
						Bendigonian	471.8 *
						Lancefieldian	473.5 *
		Tremadocian	Ordovician 1			Lancefieldian	477.7
		Tremadocian	Ordovician 1			Warendian	482.8 *
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10	Cambrian 5				Late Cambrian	485.4
		Jiangshanian		489.5
		Paibian		494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian	Cambrian 4	Middle Cambrian			497
		Drumian	Cambrian 4				500.5
		Wuliuan	Cambrian 3				504.5
	Series 2	Stage 4	Cambrian 3	Early Cambrian			509
	Series 2	Stage 3	Cambrian 2				514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2	Cambrian 2				521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian	Cambrian 1				529
									538.8