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
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
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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	Cenozoic Subepochs	Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Permian of China	Cambrian of Britain		Permian Subages of Germany	Devonian of Czechoslovakia	Cambrian of Australia	Cretaceous Subepochs
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Cenozoic 6		Wanganui	Haweran								0
		Northgrippian												0.0042
		Greenlandian												0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene		Late Pleistocene										0.0117
		Chibanian		Middle Pleistocene										0.129
		Chibanian		Middle Pleistocene		Castlecliffian								0.34
		Calabrian		Early Pleistocene		Castlecliffian								0.774
		Calabrian				Nukumaruan								1.63
		Gelasian				Nukumaruan								1.8
		Gelasian				Mangapanian								2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian		Late Pliocene		Mangapanian								2.58
		Piacenzian		Late Pliocene		Waipipian								3
		Zanclean		Early Pliocene		Waipipian								3.6
		Zanclean		Early Pliocene		Opoitian								3.7
	Miocene	Messinian		Late Miocene	Taranaki	Kapitean								5.333
		Messinian				Tongaporutuan								7.2
		Tortonian				Tongaporutuan								7.246
		Tortonian			Southland	Waiauan								11.04
		Serravallian	Cenozoic 5	Middle Miocene		Waiauan								11.63
		Serravallian				Lillburnian								13.05
		Langhian				Lillburnian								13.82
						Clifdenian								15.1
					Pareora	Altonian								15.9
		Burdigalian		Early Miocene		Altonian								15.98
		Burdigalian				Otaian								18.7
		Aquitanian				Otaian								20.44
		Aquitanian			Landon	Waitakian								21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian	Cenozoic 4	Late Oligocene		Waitakian								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		Kaiatan								37.71
		Bartonian				Bortonian								39.1
		Lutetian	Cenozoic 2			Bortonian								41.2
					Dannevirke	Porangan								42.6
						Heretaungan								45.7
		Ypresian		Early Eocene		Heretaungan								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							Senonian	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							Gallic	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										Neocomian	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					Meishanian	Buntsandstein	251.902
		Changhsingian						Baoqingian		253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian						Laoshanian		254.14
		Wuchiapingian						Laibinian		257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian						Lengwuan	Ohre/Aller	259.51
		Wordian						Kuhfengian	Leine	264.28
		Roadian	Permian 3					Kuhfengian		266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Permian 2					Luodianian		273.01
		Artinskian						Luodianian		283.5
		Artinskian						Longlinian		285.4 *
		Sakmarian						Longlinian		290.1
		Asselian	Permian 1					Zisongian		293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian	Carboniferous 5					Zisongian		298.9
		Gzhelian								300.1
		Kasimovian								303.7
		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							Srbsko	382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian	Devonian 3							Chotec	387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian	Devonian 2							Daleje/Zlichovian	393.3
		Pragian	Devonian 1							Pragian	407.6
		Lochkovian	Devonian 1	Lochkovian						410.8
Silurian	Pridoli		Silurian 2							Cayugan	419.2
	Pridoli									Niagaran	422.5 *
	Ludlow	Ludfordian									423
	Ludlow	Gorstian									425.6
	Wenlock	Homerian									Lockportian	427.4
	Wenlock	Sheinwoodian										430.5
	Llandovery	Telychian	Silurian 1								Ontarian	433.4
		Aeronian										438.5
												Alexandrian	438.7 *
										Medinan	Clinton		440.1 *
													440.7 *
		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	Datsonian						485.4
						Dolgellian/Trempealeauan	Payntonian						486.8 *
						Festiniogian	Payntonian						489.2 *
		Jiangshanian				Festiniogian	Iverian						489.5
		Jiangshanian				Maentwrogian	Iverian						493.1 *
		Paibian				Maentwrogian	Idamean						494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian	Cambrian 4		St Davids		Mindyallan						497
		Guzhangian					Boomerangian						499
		Drumian					Undillan						500.5
		Drumian					Floran						503
		Wuliuan	Cambrian 3				Templetonian						504.5
		Wuliuan					Ordian						507.8 *
	Series 2	Stage 4			Caerfai		Ordian						509
		Stage 4											510.8 *
		Stage 3	Cambrian 2										514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2	Cambrian 2										521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian	Cambrian 1										529
														538.8