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
  • B. D. Webby. 1998. Steps toward a global standard for Ordovician stratigraphy. Newsletters in Stratigraphy 36:1-33 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
  • M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication view
  • J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 view

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International Chronostratigraphic TimescaleTen Million Year BinsOrdovician of AustraliaCenozoic SubepochsSilurian of North AmericaCarboniferous of North AmericaCambrian of BritainOrdovician of ChinaObsolete Carboniferous Ages of ChinaCentral Paratethys StagesMammal Paleogene ZonesPaleogene Mammal Ages of Asia
QuaternaryHoloceneMeghalayanCenozoic 60
Northgrippian0.0042
Greenlandian0.0082
PleistoceneLate PleistoceneLate Pleistocene0.0117
ChibanianMiddle Pleistocene0.129
CalabrianEarly Pleistocene0.774
Gelasian1.8
NeogenePliocenePiacenzianLate Pliocene2.58
ZancleanEarly Pliocene3.6
MioceneMessinianLate Miocene5.333
TortonianPannonian7.246
SerravallianCenozoic 5Middle MioceneSarmatian11.63
Badenian12.8 *
Langhian13.82
BurdigalianEarly Miocene15.98
Aquitanian20.44
PaleogeneOligoceneChattianCenozoic 4Late OligoceneMP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26MP 25TabenbulakianHsandagolian23.03
RupelianEarly OligoceneMP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21Kekeamuan27.82
EocenePriabonianCenozoic 3Late EoceneMP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17AHouldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian33.9
BartonianMiddle EoceneMP 16Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan37.71
LutetianCenozoic 2MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 1141.2
YpresianEarly EoceneMP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7Bumbanian47.8
PaleoceneThanetianCenozoic 1Late PaleoceneMP 6MP 1 - 5Gashatan56
SelandianMiddle Paleocene59.2
DanianEarly Paleocene61.6
CretaceousLate CretaceousMaastrichtianCretaceous 866
CampanianCretaceous 772.1
SantonianCretaceous 683.6
Coniacian86.3
Turonian89.8
CenomanianCretaceous 593.9
Early CretaceousAlbianCretaceous 4100.5
AptianCretaceous 3113
BarremianCretaceous 2121.4
Hauterivian125.77
ValanginianCretaceous 1132.6
Berriasian139.8
JurassicLate JurassicTithonianJurassic 6145
KimmeridgianJurassic 5149.2
Oxfordian154.8
Middle JurassicCallovian161.5
BathonianJurassic 4165.3
Bajocian168.2
AalenianJurassic 3170.9
Early JurassicToarcian174.7
PliensbachianJurassic 2184.2
SinemurianJurassic 1192.9
Hettangian199.5
TriassicLate TriassicRhaetianTriassic 4201.4
Norian208.5
CarnianTriassic 3227
Middle TriassicLadinianTriassic 2237
Anisian242
Early TriassicOlenekianTriassic 1247.2
Induan251.2
PermianLopingianChanghsingianPermian 4251.902
Wuchiapingian254.14
GuadalupianCapitanian259.51
Wordian264.28
RoadianPermian 3266.9
CisuralianKungurianPermian 2273.01
Artinskian283.5
Sakmarian290.1
AsselianPermian 1Bursumian †293.52
CarboniferousPennsylvanianGzhelianCarboniferous 5VirgilianMapingian †298.9
KasimovianMissourian303.7
Desmoinesian305.9 *
MoscovianCarboniferous 4307
Atokan312.7 *
Bashkirian315.2
Morrowan318.4 *
MississippianSerpukhovianCarboniferous 3Chesterian323.2
ViseanCarboniferous 2330.9
Meramecian335.8 *
Osagean343.1 *
TournaisianCarboniferous 1346.7
Kinderhookian351.9 *
DevonianLate DevonianFamennianDevonian 5358.9
FrasnianDevonian 4372.2
Middle DevonianGivetianDevonian 3382.7
Eifelian387.7
Early DevonianEmsianDevonian 2393.3
PragianDevonian 1407.6
Lochkovian410.8
SilurianPridoliSilurian 2Cayugan419.2
Niagaran422.5 *
LudlowLudfordian423
Gorstian425.6
WenlockHomerianLockportian427.4
Sheinwoodian430.5
LlandoveryTelychianSilurian 1Ontarian433.4
Aeronian438.5
Alexandrian438.7 *
MedinanClinton440.1 *
440.7 *
Rhuddanian440.8
OrdovicianLate OrdovicianHirnantianOrdovician 5BolindianHirnantianXiaoxita †/ShikouWufeng †443.8
KatianChientangkiangian445.2
Eastonian449 *
Neichianshanian/Hanjiang449.5
Gisbornian452 *
SandbianOrdovician 4453
Middle OrdovicianDarriwilianOrdovician 3DarriwilianDarriwilianGuniu †/Hulo458.4
Hunjiang †Dawan †/Daobaowan/Ningkuo466.3 *
DapingianOrdovician 2YapeenianDapingian467.3
Castlemainian468.5 *
Early OrdovicianFloianChewtonianYiyangian470
Bendigonian471.8 *
Lancefieldian473.5 *
TremadocianOrdovician 1Xinchangian477.7
Lianghekou †477.9 *
Warendian482.8 *
CambrianFurongianStage 10Cambrian 5MerionethDolgellian/Trempealeauan485.4
Festiniogian489.2 *
Jiangshanian489.5
Maentwrogian493.1 *
Paibian494
MiaolingianGuzhangianCambrian 4St Davids497
Drumian500.5
WuliuanCambrian 3504.5
Series 2Stage 4Caerfai509
Stage 3Cambrian 2514
TerreneuvianStage 2521
FortunianCambrian 1529
538.8