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. 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
  • 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
  • D. H. Erwin and S. A. Bowring. 2004. Cambrian time scale. view

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International Chronostratigraphic TimescaleTen Million Year BinsCambrian of KazakhstanEuropean Faunal UnitsSilurian Ages of EuropeCarbo-Permian of the Russian PlatformCambrian of AustraliaCenozoic SubepochsCambrian of North AmericaCambrian of SiberiaCarboniferous SubepochsOrdovician of Ibero-Bohemia
QuaternaryHoloceneMeghalayanCenozoic 60
Northgrippian0.0042
Greenlandian0.0082
PleistoceneLate PleistoceneLate Pleistocene0.0117
ChibanianMiddle Pleistocene0.129
CalabrianEarly Pleistocene0.774
Gelasian1.8
NeogenePliocenePiacenzianVillanyianLate Pliocene2.58
Ruscinian3.1 *
ZancleanEarly Pliocene3.6
MioceneMessinianTurolianLate Miocene5.333
Tortonian7.246
Vallesian8.7
SerravallianCenozoic 5AstaracianMiddle Miocene11.63
Langhian13.82
BurdigalianOrleanianEarly Miocene15.98
Agenian20
Aquitanian20.44
PaleogeneOligoceneChattianCenozoic 4Late Oligocene23.03
RupelianEarly Oligocene27.82
EocenePriabonianCenozoic 3Late Eocene33.9
BartonianMiddle Eocene37.71
LutetianCenozoic 241.2
YpresianEarly Eocene47.8
PaleoceneThanetianCenozoic 1Late Paleocene56
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 4Melekhovian251.902
Wuchiapingian254.14
GuadalupianCapitanian259.51
Wordian264.28
Noginskian264.9 *
RoadianPermian 3266.9
CisuralianKungurianPermian 2273.01
Pavlovoposadian276.8 *
Artinskian283.5
Rusavkinian287.6 *
Sakmarian290.1
AsselianPermian 1293.52
CarboniferousPennsylvanianGzhelianCarboniferous 5Late Pennsylvanian298.9
KasimovianDorogomilovian303.7
Khamovnikian304.8
Krevyakinian305.8 *
MoscovianCarboniferous 4MyachkovianMiddle Pennsylvanian307
Podolskian308.9 *
Kashirian311.4 *
Vereian313.8
Melekessian314.8
BashkirianEarly Pennsylvanian315.2
Cheremshanian316.9 *
Prikamian318.6 *
Severokeltmian319.9 *
Krasnopolyanian321.2 *
Voznesenian321.9 *
MississippianSerpukhovianCarboniferous 3ZapaltjubianLate Mississippian323.2
Protvian324.4 *
Steshevian326.8 *
Tarusian329 *
ViseanCarboniferous 2VenevianMiddle Mississippian330.9
Mikhailovian331.9 *
Aleksinian333.7 *
Tulian335.8 *
Bobrikian339.9 *
Radaevkian343.4 *
TournaisianCarboniferous 1KosvianEarly Mississippian346.7
Kizelian350.7 *
Cherepetian351.9 *
Karakubian354.4 *
Upinian356.3 *
Malevkian357.6 *
Gumerovian358 *
DevonianLate DevonianFamennianDevonian 5358.9
FrasnianDevonian 4372.2
Middle DevonianGivetianDevonian 3382.7
Eifelian387.7
Early DevonianEmsianDevonian 2393.3
PragianDevonian 1407.6
Lochkovian410.8
SilurianPridoliSilurian 2419.2
LudlowLudfordian423
Gorstian425.6
WenlockHomerianGleedonian427.4
Whitwellian429.7 *
Sheinwoodian430.5
LlandoveryTelychianSilurian 1433.4
Aeronian438.5
Rhuddanian440.8
OrdovicianLate OrdovicianHirnantianOrdovician 5Kosovian443.8
KatianKralodvorianBohdalec †445.2
Berounian449.7 *
SandbianOrdovician 4453
Zahorany †/ViniceLetna †456.2 *
Liben †458 *
Middle OrdovicianDarriwilianOrdovician 3458.4
Dobrotivian458.5 *
Oretanian459.7 *
Sarka †461.7 *
DapingianOrdovician 2Klabava †467.3
Arenigian468
Early OrdovicianFloian470
TremadocianOrdovician 1UngurianTremadocian477.7
Mansian †483.55 *
CambrianFurongianStage 10Cambrian 5BatyrbaianDatsonianFranconian †/Dresbachian/MillardanBatyrbaianTavgian †Ketyan †/Yurakian485.4
Payntonian486.8 *
Sunwaptan487.5
JiangshanianIverian489.5
AksaianAksaian490.7 *
SakianSakian492.2 *
Steptoean493 *
PaibianIdamean494
Ensyan †/Maduan/Nganasanian494.7 *
MiaolingianGuzhangianCambrian 4AyusokkanianMindyallanMarjumianAlbertian †Ayusokkanian497
Boomerangian499
Mayan/Menevian499.5
DrumianZhanaarykianUndillan500.5
TuesaianFloran503
WuliuanCambrian 3TempletonianTopazanAmgan/Solvan504.5
505.3
Delamaran506.5
Ordian507.8 *
Series 2Stage 4Waucoban †509
ToyonianToyonianLenian †510 *
510.8 *
Dyeran511 *
BotomianBotomian512.5 *
Stage 3Cambrian 2514
Montezuman514.8 *
AtdabanianAtdabanian515.6 *
Begadean519.9 *
TerreneuvianStage 2TommotianTommotian521
Nemakit-Daldynian525.5
FortunianCambrian 1Manykaian †529
538.8