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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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
- Z.-X. Qiu and Z.-D. Qiu. 1995. Chronological sequence and subdivision of Chinese Neogene mammalian faunas. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 116(1-2):41-70 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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 1 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ten Million Year Bins | Cenozoic Subepochs | Permian of the Pamirs | Central Paratethys Stages | Neogene Mammal Ages of China | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | Carboniferous Subepochs | ||||
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| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Cenozoic 6 | Wanganui | Haweran | 0 | |||||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Nihewanian | 0.0117 | |||||||
| Chibanian | Middle Pleistocene | 0.129 | |||||||||
| Castlecliffian | 0.34 | ||||||||||
| Calabrian | Early Pleistocene | 0.774 | |||||||||
| Nukumaruan | 1.63 | ||||||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||||||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | ||||||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Late Pliocene | Yushean | 2.58 | ||||||
| Waipipian | 3 | ||||||||||
| Zanclean | Early Pliocene | 3.6 | |||||||||
| Opoitian | 3.7 | ||||||||||
| Baodean | 4.9 | ||||||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Late Miocene | Taranaki | Kapitean | 5.333 | ||||||
| Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | ||||||||||
| Tortonian | Pannonian | 7.246 | |||||||||
| Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | |||||||||
| Tunggurian | 11.1 | ||||||||||
| Serravallian | Cenozoic 5 | Middle Miocene | Sarmatian | 11.63 | |||||||
| Badenian | 12.8 * | ||||||||||
| Lillburnian | 13.05 | ||||||||||
| Langhian | Shanwangian | 13.82 | |||||||||
| Clifdenian | 15.1 | ||||||||||
| Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | |||||||||
| Burdigalian | Early Miocene | 15.98 | |||||||||
| Xiejiaan | 16.9 | ||||||||||
| Otaian | 18.7 | ||||||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||||||
| Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | |||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Cenozoic 4 | Late Oligocene | 23.03 | ||||||
| Duntroonian | 25.2 | ||||||||||
| Whaingaroan | 27.3 | ||||||||||
| Rupelian | Early Oligocene | 27.82 | |||||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Cenozoic 3 | Late Eocene | 33.9 | |||||||
| Arnold | Runangan | 34.6 | |||||||||
| Kaiatan | 36.7 | ||||||||||
| Bartonian | Middle Eocene | 37.71 | |||||||||
| Bortonian | 39.1 | ||||||||||
| Lutetian | Cenozoic 2 | 41.2 | |||||||||
| Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | |||||||||
| Heretaungan | 45.7 | ||||||||||
| Ypresian | Early Eocene | 47.8 | |||||||||
| Mangaorapan | 48.9 | ||||||||||
| Waipawan | 52 | ||||||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Cenozoic 1 | Late Paleocene | Teurian | 56 | ||||||
| Selandian | Middle Paleocene | 59.2 | |||||||||
| Danian | Early Paleocene | 61.6 | |||||||||
| Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | Cretaceous 8 | Mata | Haumurian | 66 | |||||
| Campanian | Cretaceous 7 | 72.1 | |||||||||
| Santonian | Cretaceous 6 | Piripauan | 83.6 | ||||||||
| Raukumara | Teratan | 86.1 | |||||||||
| Coniacian | 86.3 | ||||||||||
| Turonian | 89.8 | ||||||||||
| Mangaotanean | 90.5 | ||||||||||
| Arowhanan | 93.7 | ||||||||||
| Cenomanian | Cretaceous 5 | 93.9 | |||||||||
| Clarence | Ngaterian | 95.2 | |||||||||
| Motuan | 99.5 | ||||||||||
| Early Cretaceous | Albian | Cretaceous 4 | 100.5 | ||||||||
| Urutawan | 103.3 | ||||||||||
| Taitai | Korangan | 108.4 | |||||||||
| Aptian | Cretaceous 3 | 113 | |||||||||
| 117.5 | |||||||||||
| Barremian | Cretaceous 2 | 121.4 | |||||||||
| Hauterivian | 125.77 | ||||||||||
| Valanginian | Cretaceous 1 | 132.6 | |||||||||
| Berriasian | 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 | 168.2 | ||||||||||
| Aalenian | Jurassic 3 | 170.9 | |||||||||
| Early Jurassic | Toarcian | 174.7 | |||||||||
| Pliensbachian | Jurassic 2 | 184.2 | |||||||||
| Sinemurian | Jurassic 1 | 192.9 | |||||||||
| Hettangian | 199.5 | ||||||||||
| Triassic | Late Triassic | Rhaetian | Triassic 4 | 201.4 | |||||||
| Norian | 208.5 | ||||||||||
| Carnian | Triassic 3 | 227 | |||||||||
| Middle Triassic | Ladinian | Triassic 2 | 237 | ||||||||
| Anisian | 242 | ||||||||||
| Early Triassic | Olenekian | Triassic 1 | 247.2 | ||||||||
| Induan | 251.2 | ||||||||||
| Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | Permian 4 | Dorashamian | 251.902 | ||||||
| Wuchiapingian | Dzhulfian | 254.14 | |||||||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | Midian | 259.51 | ||||||||
| Wordian | 264.28 | ||||||||||
| Murgabian | 266.2 * | ||||||||||
| Roadian | Permian 3 | 266.9 | |||||||||
| Cisuralian | Kungurian | Permian 2 | Kubergandian | 273.01 | |||||||
| Bolorian | 279.8 | ||||||||||
| Artinskian | 283.5 | ||||||||||
| Yakhtashian | 286 | ||||||||||
| Sakmarian | Sakmarian | 290.1 | |||||||||
| Asselian | Permian 1 | Asselian | 293.52 | ||||||||
| Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Carboniferous 5 | Late Pennsylvanian | 298.9 | ||||||
| Kasimovian | 303.7 | ||||||||||
| Moscovian | Carboniferous 4 | Middle Pennsylvanian | 307 | ||||||||
| Bashkirian | Early Pennsylvanian | 315.2 | |||||||||
| Mississippian | Serpukhovian | Carboniferous 3 | Late Mississippian | 323.2 | |||||||
| Visean | Carboniferous 2 | Middle Mississippian | 330.9 | ||||||||
| Tournaisian | Carboniferous 1 | Early Mississippian | 346.7 | ||||||||
| Devonian | Late Devonian | Famennian | Devonian 5 | 358.9 | |||||||
| Frasnian | Devonian 4 | 372.2 | |||||||||
| Middle Devonian | Givetian | Devonian 3 | 382.7 | ||||||||
| Eifelian | 387.7 | ||||||||||
| Early Devonian | Emsian | Devonian 2 | 393.3 | ||||||||
| Pragian | Devonian 1 | 407.6 | |||||||||
| Lochkovian | 410.8 | ||||||||||
| Silurian | Pridoli | Silurian 2 | 419.2 | ||||||||
| Ludlow | Ludfordian | 423 | |||||||||
| Gorstian | 425.6 | ||||||||||
| Wenlock | Homerian | 427.4 | |||||||||
| Sheinwoodian | 430.5 | ||||||||||
| Llandovery | Telychian | Silurian 1 | 433.4 | ||||||||
| Aeronian | 438.5 | ||||||||||
| Rhuddanian | 440.8 | ||||||||||
| Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | Ordovician 5 | 443.8 | |||||||
| Katian | 445.2 | ||||||||||
| Sandbian | Ordovician 4 | 453 | |||||||||
| Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | Ordovician 3 | 458.4 | ||||||||
| Dapingian | Ordovician 2 | 467.3 | |||||||||
| Early Ordovician | Floian | 470 | |||||||||
| Tremadocian | Ordovician 1 | 477.7 | |||||||||
| Cambrian | Furongian | Stage 10 | Cambrian 5 | 485.4 | |||||||
| Jiangshanian | 489.5 | ||||||||||
| Paibian | 494 | ||||||||||
| Miaolingian | Guzhangian | Cambrian 4 | 497 | ||||||||
| Drumian | 500.5 | ||||||||||
| Wuliuan | Cambrian 3 | 504.5 | |||||||||
| Series 2 | Stage 4 | 509 | |||||||||
| Stage 3 | Cambrian 2 | 514 | |||||||||
| Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | 521 | |||||||||
| Fortunian | Cambrian 1 | 529 | |||||||||
| 538.8 | |||||||||||