PBDB Timescale

Ten Million Year Bins

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

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
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. 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
J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 view
A. G. Sennikov and V. K. Golubev. 2006. Vyazniki Biotic Assemblage of the Terminal Permian. Paleontological Journal 40(suppl. 4):S475-S481 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 Epochs	Permian of China	Cambrian of Australia	Silurian of the Baltic	Cenozoic Subepochs	Carboniferous of China	Central Paratethys Stages	Devonian of Eastern North America	Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia		Permo-Triassic Subages of Eastern Europe
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Cenozoic 6												0
		Northgrippian													0.0042
		Greenlandian													0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene						Late Pleistocene							0.0117
		Chibanian						Middle Pleistocene							0.129
		Calabrian						Early Pleistocene							0.774
		Gelasian						Early Pleistocene							1.8
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian						Late Pliocene							2.58
	Pliocene	Zanclean						Early Pliocene							3.6
	Miocene	Messinian						Late Miocene							5.333
		Tortonian						Late Miocene		Pannonian					7.246
		Serravallian	Cenozoic 5					Middle Miocene		Sarmatian					11.63
		Serravallian								Badenian					12.8 *
		Langhian													13.82
		Burdigalian						Early Miocene							15.98
		Aquitanian						Early Miocene							20.44
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian	Cenozoic 4					Late Oligocene				Tabenbulakian	Hsandagolian		23.03
	Oligocene	Rupelian	Cenozoic 4					Early Oligocene				Kekeamuan	Hsandagolian		27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian	Cenozoic 3					Late Eocene				Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian			33.9
		Bartonian	Cenozoic 3					Middle Eocene				Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan			37.71
		Lutetian	Cenozoic 2					Middle Eocene							41.2
		Ypresian	Cenozoic 2					Early Eocene					Bumbanian		47.8
	Paleocene	Thanetian	Cenozoic 1					Late Paleocene				Gashatan			56
		Selandian						Middle Paleocene							59.2
		Danian						Early Paleocene							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											Vokhmian	247.2
	Early Triassic	Induan	Triassic 1											Vokhmian	251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian	Permian 4		Meishanian										251.902
		Changhsingian			Baoqingian										253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian			Laoshanian									Late Vyatkian/Early Vyatkian	254.14
		Wuchiapingian			Laibinian									Late Vyatkian/Early Vyatkian	257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian			Lengwuan									Late Severodvinian/Early Severodvinian	259.51
		Wordian			Kuhfengian									Late Urzhumian/Early Urzhumian	264.28
		Roadian	Permian 3		Kuhfengian									Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian	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		298.9
					Xiaodushanian	300 *
						300.1
		Kasimovian				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			Conewangan/Conneautan/Canadaway	358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian	Devonian 4			West Fallsian/Sonyean	372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian	Devonian 3			Geneseean/Taghanican/Tioughniogan	Cazenovian		382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian	Devonian 3			Southwoodian	Cazenovian		387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian	Devonian 2			Sawkillian/Deer Parkian	Helderbergian		393.3
		Pragian	Devonian 1						407.6
		Lochkovian	Devonian 1						410.8
Silurian	Pridoli		Silurian 2				Ohesaare			419.2
	Pridoli						Kaugetuma	421.7 *
	Ludlow	Ludfordian					Kuressaare	423
		Ludfordian					Paadla	423.4 *
		Gorstian					Paadla	425.6
	Wenlock	Homerian					Rootsikula	427.4
		Homerian					Jaagarahu	429.2 *
		Sheinwoodian					Jaagarahu	430.5
		Sheinwoodian					Jaani	431.8 *
	Llandovery	Telychian	Silurian 1				Jaani	433.4
		Telychian					Adavere	434 *
		Aeronian					Adavere	438.5
		Aeronian					Raikkula	439.4 *
		Rhuddanian					Raikkula	440.8
		Rhuddanian					Juuru	441.4 *
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					Late Cambrian		Datsonian	485.4
		Stage 10								Payntonian	486.8 *
		Jiangshanian								Iverian	489.5
		Paibian								Idamean	494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian	Cambrian 4					Middle Cambrian		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						Early Cambrian		Ordian	509
		Stage 4									510.8 *
		Stage 3	Cambrian 2								514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2	Cambrian 2								521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian	Cambrian 1								529
															538.8