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
  • A. D. Barnosky, M. Holmes, R. Kirchholtes, E. Lindsey, K.C. Maguire, A.W. Poust, M.A. Stegner, J. Sunseri, B. Swartz, J. Swift, N.A. Villavicencio and G. Wogan. 2014. Prelude to the Anthropocene: Two new North American Land Mammal Ages (NALMAs). The Anthropocene Review I(3):225-242 view
  • A. G. Sennikov and V. K. Golubev. 2006. Vyazniki Biotic Assemblage of the Terminal Permian. Paleontological Journal 40(suppl. 4):S475-S481 view
  • F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
  • M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication 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
  • 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

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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 TimescaleTen Million Year BinsPermian-Jurassic of New ZealandNorth American Land Mammal AgesPermo-Triassic Subages of Eastern EuropeMammal Paleogene ZonesDevonian of CzechoslovakiaOrdovician of AustraliaCambrian of AustraliaCarboniferous SubepochsCentral Paratethys Stages
QuaternaryHoloceneMeghalayanCenozoic 6Saintaugustinean0
Santarosean0.0004
Northgrippian0.0042
Greenlandian0.0082
PleistoceneLate Pleistocene0.0117
Rancholabrean0.014
Chibanian0.129
Irvingtonian0.21
Calabrian0.774
Blancan1.4
Gelasian1.8
NeogenePliocenePiacenzian2.58
Zanclean3.6
Hemphillian4.7
MioceneMessinian5.333
TortonianPannonian7.246
Clarendonian9.4
SerravallianCenozoic 5Sarmatian11.63
Barstovian12.5
Badenian12.8 *
Langhian13.82
Burdigalian15.98
Hemingfordian16.3
Arikareean18.5
Aquitanian20.44
PaleogeneOligoceneChattianCenozoic 4MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26MP 2523.03
RupelianMP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 2127.82
Whitneyan29.5
Orellan31.8
EocenePriabonianCenozoic 3ChadronianMP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A33.9
Duchesnean37
BartonianMP 1637.71
Uintan39.7
LutetianCenozoic 2MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 1141.2
Bridgerian46.2
YpresianMP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 747.8
Wasatchian50.5
Clarkforkian54.9
PaleoceneThanetianCenozoic 1MP 6MP 1 - 556
Tiffanian56.2
Selandian59.2
Torrejonian60.9
Danian61.6
Puercan63.8
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 6OtekePuaroan145
KimmeridgianJurassic 5149.2
KawhiaOhauan150
Heterian154.5
Oxfordian154.8
Middle JurassicCallovian161.5
Temaikan164.3
BathonianJurassic 4165.3
Bajocian168.2
AalenianJurassic 3170.9
Early JurassicToarcian174.7
HerangiUruroan176
PliensbachianJurassic 2184.2
Aratauran188.9
SinemurianJurassic 1192.9
Hettangian199.5
TriassicLate TriassicRhaetianTriassic 4BalfourOtapirian201.4
NorianWarepan208.5
Otamitan217
Oretian221
CarnianTriassic 3227
GoreKaihikuan227.5
Middle TriassicLadinianTriassic 2237
Etalian238
Anisian242
Malakovian246
Early TriassicOlenekianTriassic 1Vokhmian247.2
Nelsonian249
Induan251.2
DUrvilleMakarewan251.5
PermianLopingianChanghsingianPermian 4251.902
Waiitian253.2
WuchiapingianLate Vyatkian/Early Vyatkian254.14
Puruhauan254.2
GuadalupianCapitanianAparimaFlettianLate Severodvinian/Early Severodvinian259.51
WordianLate Urzhumian/Early Urzhumian264.28
Barettian266
RoadianPermian 3Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian266.9
CisuralianKungurianPermian 2273.01
Mangapirian276
Artinskian283.5
Telfordian285
288.5
Sakmarian290.1
AsselianPermian 1293.52
CarboniferousPennsylvanianGzhelianCarboniferous 5Late Pennsylvanian298.9
Kasimovian303.7
MoscovianCarboniferous 4Middle Pennsylvanian307
BashkirianEarly Pennsylvanian315.2
MississippianSerpukhovianCarboniferous 3Late Mississippian323.2
ViseanCarboniferous 2Middle Mississippian330.9
TournaisianCarboniferous 1Early Mississippian346.7
DevonianLate DevonianFamennianDevonian 5358.9
FrasnianDevonian 4372.2
Middle DevonianGivetianDevonian 3Srbsko382.7
EifelianChotec387.7
Early DevonianEmsianDevonian 2Daleje/Zlichovian393.3
PragianDevonian 1Pragian407.6
LochkovianLochkovian410.8
SilurianPridoliSilurian 2419.2
LudlowLudfordian423
Gorstian425.6
WenlockHomerian427.4
Sheinwoodian430.5
LlandoveryTelychianSilurian 1433.4
Aeronian438.5
Rhuddanian440.8
OrdovicianLate OrdovicianHirnantianOrdovician 5Bolindian443.8
Katian445.2
Eastonian449 *
Gisbornian452 *
SandbianOrdovician 4453
Middle OrdovicianDarriwilianOrdovician 3Darriwilian458.4
DapingianOrdovician 2Yapeenian467.3
Castlemainian468.5 *
Early OrdovicianFloianChewtonian470
Bendigonian471.8 *
Lancefieldian473.5 *
TremadocianOrdovician 1477.7
Warendian482.8 *
CambrianFurongianStage 10Cambrian 5Datsonian485.4
Payntonian486.8 *
JiangshanianIverian489.5
PaibianIdamean494
MiaolingianGuzhangianCambrian 4Mindyallan497
Boomerangian499
DrumianUndillan500.5
Floran503
WuliuanCambrian 3Templetonian504.5
Ordian507.8 *
Series 2Stage 4509
510.8 *
Stage 3Cambrian 2514
TerreneuvianStage 2521
FortunianCambrian 1529
538.8