Ten Million Year Bins
The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:
- 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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
There are 56 timescales which overlap this one. show
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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 1 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ten Million Year Bins | North American Land Mammal Ages | Permian of Western Europe | Central Paratethys Stages | Carboniferous of China | Ordovician of Australia | Cambrian of Australia | Carboniferous Subepochs | |||
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Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Cenozoic 6 | Saintaugustinean | 0 | ||||||
Santarosean | 0.0004 | ||||||||||
Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||||||
Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||||||
Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | |||||||||
Rancholabrean | 0.014 | ||||||||||
Chibanian | 0.129 | ||||||||||
Irvingtonian | 0.21 | ||||||||||
Calabrian | 0.774 | ||||||||||
Blancan | 1.4 | ||||||||||
Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | 2.58 | ||||||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||||||||
Hemphillian | 4.7 | ||||||||||
Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | |||||||||
Tortonian | Pannonian | 7.246 | |||||||||
Clarendonian | 9.4 | ||||||||||
Serravallian | Cenozoic 5 | Sarmatian | 11.63 | ||||||||
Barstovian | 12.5 | ||||||||||
Badenian | 12.8 * | ||||||||||
Langhian | 13.82 | ||||||||||
Burdigalian | 15.98 | ||||||||||
Hemingfordian | 16.3 | ||||||||||
Arikareean | 18.5 | ||||||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Cenozoic 4 | 23.03 | |||||||
Rupelian | 27.82 | ||||||||||
Whitneyan | 29.5 | ||||||||||
Orellan | 31.8 | ||||||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | Cenozoic 3 | Chadronian | 33.9 | |||||||
Duchesnean | 37 | ||||||||||
Bartonian | 37.71 | ||||||||||
Uintan | 39.7 | ||||||||||
Lutetian | Cenozoic 2 | 41.2 | |||||||||
Bridgerian | 46.2 | ||||||||||
Ypresian | 47.8 | ||||||||||
Wasatchian | 50.5 | ||||||||||
Clarkforkian | 54.9 | ||||||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | Cenozoic 1 | 56 | ||||||||
Tiffanian | 56.2 | ||||||||||
Selandian | 59.2 | ||||||||||
Torrejonian | 60.9 | ||||||||||
Danian | 61.6 | ||||||||||
Puercan | 63.8 | ||||||||||
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 | 125.77 | ||||||||||
Valanginian | Cretaceous 1 | 132.6 | |||||||||
Berriasian | 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 | 168.2 | ||||||||||
Aalenian | Jurassic 3 | 170.9 | |||||||||
Early Jurassic | Toarcian | 174.7 | |||||||||
Pliensbachian | Jurassic 2 | 184.2 | |||||||||
Sinemurian | Jurassic 1 | 192.9 | |||||||||
Hettangian | 199.5 | ||||||||||
Triassic | Late Triassic | Rhaetian | Triassic 4 | 201.4 | |||||||
Norian | 208.5 | ||||||||||
Carnian | Triassic 3 | 227 | |||||||||
Middle Triassic | Ladinian | Triassic 2 | 237 | ||||||||
Anisian | 242 | ||||||||||
Early Triassic | Olenekian | Triassic 1 | 247.2 | ||||||||
Induan | 251.2 | ||||||||||
Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | Permian 4 | 251.902 | |||||||
Wuchiapingian | Zechstein | 254.14 | |||||||||
Guadalupian | Capitanian | Rotliegendes | 259.51 | ||||||||
Wordian | 264.28 | ||||||||||
Roadian | Permian 3 | 266.9 | |||||||||
Cisuralian | Kungurian | Permian 2 | 273.01 | ||||||||
Artinskian | Autunian | 283.5 | |||||||||
Sakmarian | 290.1 | ||||||||||
Asselian | Permian 1 | 293.52 | |||||||||
Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Carboniferous 5 | Late Pennsylvanian | 298.9 | ||||||
Xiaodushanian | 300 * | ||||||||||
Kasimovian | 303.7 | ||||||||||
Dalaun | 305.8 * | ||||||||||
Moscovian | Carboniferous 4 | Middle Pennsylvanian | 307 | ||||||||
Bashkirian | Early Pennsylvanian | 315.2 | |||||||||
Huashibanian | 318.5 * | ||||||||||
Lousuan | 321.2 * | ||||||||||
Mississippian | Serpukhovian | Carboniferous 3 | Dewunian | Late Mississippian | 323.2 | ||||||
Shangsian | 330.8 * | ||||||||||
Visean | Carboniferous 2 | Middle Mississippian | 330.9 | ||||||||
Jiusian | 335 * | ||||||||||
Tournaisian | Carboniferous 1 | Tangbagouan | Early Mississippian | 346.7 | |||||||
Devonian | Late Devonian | Famennian | Devonian 5 | 358.9 | |||||||
Frasnian | Devonian 4 | 372.2 | |||||||||
Middle Devonian | Givetian | Devonian 3 | 382.7 | ||||||||
Eifelian | 387.7 | ||||||||||
Early Devonian | Emsian | Devonian 2 | 393.3 | ||||||||
Pragian | Devonian 1 | 407.6 | |||||||||
Lochkovian | 410.8 | ||||||||||
Silurian | Pridoli | Silurian 2 | 419.2 | ||||||||
Ludlow | Ludfordian | 423 | |||||||||
Gorstian | 425.6 | ||||||||||
Wenlock | Homerian | 427.4 | |||||||||
Sheinwoodian | 430.5 | ||||||||||
Llandovery | Telychian | Silurian 1 | 433.4 | ||||||||
Aeronian | 438.5 | ||||||||||
Rhuddanian | 440.8 | ||||||||||
Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | Ordovician 5 | Bolindian | 443.8 | ||||||
Katian | 445.2 | ||||||||||
Eastonian | 449 * | ||||||||||
Gisbornian | 452 * | ||||||||||
Sandbian | Ordovician 4 | 453 | |||||||||
Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | Ordovician 3 | Darriwilian | 458.4 | |||||||
Dapingian | Ordovician 2 | Yapeenian | 467.3 | ||||||||
Castlemainian | 468.5 * | ||||||||||
Early Ordovician | Floian | Chewtonian | 470 | ||||||||
Bendigonian | 471.8 * | ||||||||||
Lancefieldian | 473.5 * | ||||||||||
Tremadocian | Ordovician 1 | 477.7 | |||||||||
Warendian | 482.8 * | ||||||||||
Cambrian | Furongian | Stage 10 | Cambrian 5 | Datsonian | 485.4 | ||||||
Payntonian | 486.8 * | ||||||||||
Jiangshanian | Iverian | 489.5 | |||||||||
Paibian | Idamean | 494 | |||||||||
Miaolingian | Guzhangian | Cambrian 4 | Mindyallan | 497 | |||||||
Boomerangian | 499 | ||||||||||
Drumian | Undillan | 500.5 | |||||||||
Floran | 503 | ||||||||||
Wuliuan | Cambrian 3 | Templetonian | 504.5 | ||||||||
Ordian | 507.8 * | ||||||||||
Series 2 | Stage 4 | 509 | |||||||||
510.8 * | |||||||||||
Stage 3 | Cambrian 2 | 514 | |||||||||
Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | 521 | |||||||||
Fortunian | Cambrian 1 | 529 | |||||||||
538.8 |