PBDB Timescale

Ten Million Year Bins

The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:

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	Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Carboniferous of China
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Cenozoic 6	Wanganui	Haweran		0
		Northgrippian					0.0042
		Greenlandian					0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene					0.0117
		Chibanian					0.129
		Chibanian			Castlecliffian		0.34
		Calabrian			Castlecliffian		0.774
		Calabrian			Nukumaruan		1.63
		Gelasian			Nukumaruan		1.8
		Gelasian			Mangapanian		2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian			Mangapanian		2.58
		Piacenzian			Waipipian		3
		Zanclean			Waipipian		3.6
		Zanclean			Opoitian		3.7
	Miocene	Messinian		Taranaki	Kapitean		5.333
		Messinian			Tongaporutuan		7.2
		Tortonian			Tongaporutuan		7.246
		Tortonian		Southland	Waiauan		11.04
		Serravallian	Cenozoic 5		Waiauan		11.63
		Serravallian			Lillburnian		13.05
		Langhian			Lillburnian		13.82
					Clifdenian		15.1
				Pareora	Altonian		15.9
		Burdigalian			Altonian		15.98
		Burdigalian			Otaian		18.7
		Aquitanian			Otaian		20.44
		Aquitanian		Landon	Waitakian		21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian	Cenozoic 4		Waitakian		23.03
					Duntroonian		25.2
					Whaingaroan		27.3
		Rupelian					27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian	Cenozoic 3				33.9
				Arnold	Runangan		34.6
					Kaiatan		36.7
		Bartonian			Kaiatan		37.71
		Bartonian			Bortonian		39.1
		Lutetian	Cenozoic 2		Bortonian		41.2
				Dannevirke	Porangan		42.6
					Heretaungan		45.7
		Ypresian			Heretaungan		47.8
					Mangaorapan		48.9
					Waipawan		52
	Paleocene	Thanetian	Cenozoic 1		Teurian		56
		Selandian					59.2
		Danian					61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian	Cretaceous 8	Mata	Haumurian		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		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				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			251.902
	Lopingian	Wuchiapingian				254.14
	Guadalupian	Capitanian				259.51
		Wordian				264.28
		Roadian	Permian 3			266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Permian 2			273.01
		Artinskian				283.5
		Sakmarian				290.1
		Asselian	Permian 1			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		485.4
		Jiangshanian			489.5
		Paibian		494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian	Cambrian 4	497
		Drumian	Cambrian 4	500.5
		Wuliuan	Cambrian 3	504.5
	Series 2	Stage 4	Cambrian 3	509
	Series 2	Stage 3	Cambrian 2	514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2	Cambrian 2	521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian	Cambrian 1	529
							538.8