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
M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication view
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

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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	Cambrian of Britain		Mammal Paleogene Zones		Permian of North America		Permian Subages of Germany	Cambrian Epochs
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Cenozoic 6									0
		Northgrippian										0.0042
		Greenlandian										0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene										0.0117
		Chibanian										0.129
		Calabrian										0.774
		Gelasian										1.8
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian										2.58
	Pliocene	Zanclean										3.6
	Miocene	Messinian										5.333
		Tortonian										7.246
		Serravallian	Cenozoic 5									11.63
		Langhian										13.82
		Burdigalian										15.98
		Aquitanian										20.44
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian	Cenozoic 4			MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26	MP 25					23.03
	Oligocene	Rupelian	Cenozoic 4			MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21	MP 25					27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian	Cenozoic 3			MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A						33.9
		Bartonian	Cenozoic 3			MP 16						37.71
		Lutetian	Cenozoic 2			MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11						41.2
		Ypresian	Cenozoic 2			MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7						47.8
	Paleocene	Thanetian	Cenozoic 1			MP 6	MP 1 - 5					56
		Selandian										59.2
		Danian										61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian	Cretaceous 8									66
		Campanian	Cretaceous 7									72.1
		Santonian	Cretaceous 6									83.6
		Coniacian										86.3
		Turonian										89.8
		Cenomanian	Cretaceous 5									93.9
	Early Cretaceous	Albian	Cretaceous 4									100.5
		Aptian	Cretaceous 3									113
		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							Buntsandstein		251.902
	Lopingian	Wuchiapingian								Buntsandstein		254.14
	Guadalupian	Capitanian						Capitanian		Ohre/Aller		259.51
		Wordian						Wordian		Leine		264.28
		Roadian	Permian 3					Roadian				266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Permian 2					Leonardian	Cathedralian			273.01
		Kungurian							Hessian			281.9 *
		Artinskian							Hessian			283.5
		Artinskian						Wolfcampian	Lenoxian			286.1 *
		Sakmarian							Lenoxian			290.1
		Asselian	Permian 1	Nealian	293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian	Carboniferous 5					298.9
		Gzhelian						Xiaodushanian	300 *
		Kasimovian						Xiaodushanian	303.7
		Kasimovian						Dalaun	305.8 *
		Moscovian	Carboniferous 4						307
		Bashkirian							315.2
								Huashibanian	318.5 *
								Lousuan	321.2 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian	Carboniferous 3					Dewunian	323.2
		Serpukhovian	Carboniferous 3					Shangsian	330.8 *
		Visean	Carboniferous 2					Shangsian	330.9
		Visean	Carboniferous 2					Jiusian	335 *
		Tournaisian	Carboniferous 1					Tangbagouan	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			443.8
		Katian	Ordovician 5			445.2
		Sandbian	Ordovician 4			453
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian	Ordovician 3			458.4
	Middle Ordovician	Dapingian	Ordovician 2			467.3
	Early Ordovician	Floian	Ordovician 2			470
	Early Ordovician	Tremadocian	Ordovician 1			477.7
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10	Cambrian 5			Merioneth	Dolgellian/Trempealeauan		Late Cambrian		485.4
		Stage 10					Festiniogian				489.2 *
		Jiangshanian					Festiniogian				489.5
		Jiangshanian					Maentwrogian				493.1 *
		Paibian					Maentwrogian				494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian	Cambrian 4			St Davids			Middle Cambrian		497
		Drumian	Cambrian 4								500.5
		Wuliuan	Cambrian 3								504.5
	Series 2	Stage 4	Cambrian 3			Caerfai			Early Cambrian		509
	Series 2	Stage 3	Cambrian 2								514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2	Cambrian 2								521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian	Cambrian 1								529
												538.8