PBDB Timescale

Ten Million Year Bins

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

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
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, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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	Central Paratethys Stages	Devonian of France	Cambrian of Australia	Permian of Western Europe	Devonian of Germany	Permian-Jurassic of New Zealand		Carboniferous Subepochs	Ordovician of Ibero-Bohemia
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Cenozoic 6													0
		Northgrippian														0.0042
		Greenlandian														0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene														0.0117
		Chibanian														0.129
		Calabrian														0.774
		Gelasian														1.8
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian														2.58
	Pliocene	Zanclean														3.6
	Miocene	Messinian														5.333
		Tortonian		Pannonian												7.246
		Serravallian	Cenozoic 5	Sarmatian												11.63
		Serravallian		Badenian												12.8 *
		Langhian														13.82
		Burdigalian														15.98
		Aquitanian														20.44
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian	Cenozoic 4													23.03
	Oligocene	Rupelian	Cenozoic 4													27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian	Cenozoic 3													33.9
		Bartonian	Cenozoic 3													37.71
		Lutetian	Cenozoic 2													41.2
		Ypresian	Cenozoic 2													47.8
	Paleocene	Thanetian	Cenozoic 1													56
		Selandian														59.2
		Danian														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						Oteke	Puaroan						145
		Kimmeridgian	Jurassic 5						Oteke	Puaroan						149.2
									Kawhia	Ohauan						150
										Heterian						154.5
		Oxfordian														154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian														161.5
		Callovian								Temaikan						164.3
		Bathonian	Jurassic 4													165.3
		Bajocian	Jurassic 4													168.2
		Aalenian	Jurassic 3													170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian														174.7
		Toarcian							Herangi	Ururoan						176
		Pliensbachian	Jurassic 2							Ururoan						184.2
		Pliensbachian	Jurassic 2							Aratauran						188.9
		Sinemurian	Jurassic 1													192.9
		Hettangian	Jurassic 1													199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian	Triassic 4						Balfour	Otapirian						201.4
		Norian								Warepan						208.5
										Otamitan						217
										Oretian						221
		Carnian	Triassic 3							Oretian						227
		Carnian	Triassic 3						Gore	Kaihikuan						227.5
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian	Triassic 2							Kaihikuan						237
		Ladinian								Etalian						238
		Anisian								Etalian						242
		Anisian								Malakovian						246
	Early Triassic	Olenekian	Triassic 1							Malakovian						247.2
		Olenekian			Nelsonian	249
		Induan			Nelsonian	251.2
		Induan			DUrville	Makarewan	251.5
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian	Permian 4			Makarewan	251.902
		Changhsingian				Waiitian	253.2
		Wuchiapingian				Waiitian	Zechstein	254.14
		Wuchiapingian				Puruhauan	Zechstein	254.2
	Guadalupian	Capitanian			Rotliegendes	Aparima	Flettian	259.51
		Wordian					Flettian	264.28
		Wordian					Barettian	266
		Roadian	Permian 3					266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian	Permian 2					273.01
		Kungurian					Mangapirian	276
		Artinskian		Autunian	283.5		Mangapirian
					Telfordian		285
							288.5
		Sakmarian					290.1
		Asselian	Permian 1				293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian	Carboniferous 5				Late Pennsylvanian	298.9
		Kasimovian	Carboniferous 5				Late Pennsylvanian	303.7
		Moscovian	Carboniferous 4				Middle Pennsylvanian	307
		Bashkirian	Carboniferous 4				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				Famennian	Wocklum/Dasberg/Hemberg/Nehden	358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian	Devonian 4				Frasnian	Adorf	372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian	Devonian 3				Givetian	Givetian	Srbsko	382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian	Devonian 3				Couvinien	Eifelian	Chotec	387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian	Devonian 2					Emsian	Daleje/Zlichovian	393.3
		Pragian	Devonian 1					Siegen	Pragian	407.6
		Pragian					Coblencien	Siegen	Pragian	408.2 *
		Lochkovian					Gedinnine	Gedinnine	Lochkovian	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							Kosovian	443.8
		Katian								Kralodvorian	Bohdalec †	445.2
		Katian								Berounian		449.7 *
		Sandbian	Ordovician 4									453
												Zahorany †/Vinice	Letna †	456.2 *
											Liben †			458 *
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian	Ordovician 3											458.4
										Dobrotivian				458.5 *
										Oretanian				459.7 *
											Sarka †			461.7 *
		Dapingian	Ordovician 2								Klabava †			467.3
		Dapingian								Arenigian				468
	Early Ordovician	Floian								Arenigian				470
	Early Ordovician	Tremadocian	Ordovician 1							Tremadocian				477.7
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10	Cambrian 5							Datsonian					485.4
		Stage 10								Payntonian					486.8 *
		Jiangshanian								Iverian					489.5
		Paibian								Idamean					494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian	Cambrian 4							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								Ordian					509
		Stage 4													510.8 *
		Stage 3	Cambrian 2												514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2	Cambrian 2												521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian	Cambrian 1												529
																538.8