Silurian of England
The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:
- 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
There are 5 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 22 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Silurian of England | Silurian Ages of Europe | Silurian of the Baltic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | 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 | ||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | |||||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | ||||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | ||||||
| Burdigalian | 15.98 | ||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 | ||||
| Rupelian | 27.82 | ||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | 33.9 | |||||
| Bartonian | 37.71 | ||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||||
| Ypresian | 47.8 | ||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | 56 | |||||
| Selandian | 59.2 | ||||||
| Danian | 61.6 | ||||||
| Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | 66 | ||||
| Campanian | 72.1 | ||||||
| Santonian | 83.6 | ||||||
| Coniacian | 86.3 | ||||||
| Turonian | 89.8 | ||||||
| Cenomanian | 93.9 | ||||||
| Early Cretaceous | Albian | 100.5 | |||||
| Aptian | 113 | ||||||
| Barremian | 121.4 | ||||||
| Hauterivian | 125.77 | ||||||
| Valanginian | 132.6 | ||||||
| Berriasian | 139.8 | ||||||
| Jurassic | Late Jurassic | Tithonian | 145 | ||||
| Kimmeridgian | 149.2 | ||||||
| Oxfordian | 154.8 | ||||||
| Middle Jurassic | Callovian | 161.5 | |||||
| Bathonian | 165.3 | ||||||
| Bajocian | 168.2 | ||||||
| Aalenian | 170.9 | ||||||
| Early Jurassic | Toarcian | 174.7 | |||||
| Pliensbachian | 184.2 | ||||||
| Sinemurian | 192.9 | ||||||
| Hettangian | 199.5 | ||||||
| Triassic | Late Triassic | Rhaetian | 201.4 | ||||
| Norian | 208.5 | ||||||
| Carnian | 227 | ||||||
| Middle Triassic | Ladinian | 237 | |||||
| Anisian | 242 | ||||||
| Early Triassic | Olenekian | 247.2 | |||||
| Induan | 251.2 | ||||||
| Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | 251.902 | ||||
| Wuchiapingian | 254.14 | ||||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | 259.51 | |||||
| Wordian | 264.28 | ||||||
| Roadian | 266.9 | ||||||
| Cisuralian | Kungurian | 273.01 | |||||
| Artinskian | 283.5 | ||||||
| Sakmarian | 290.1 | ||||||
| Asselian | 293.52 | ||||||
| Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | 298.9 | ||||
| Kasimovian | 303.7 | ||||||
| Moscovian | 307 | ||||||
| Bashkirian | 315.2 | ||||||
| Mississippian | Serpukhovian | 323.2 | |||||
| Visean | 330.9 | ||||||
| Tournaisian | 346.7 | ||||||
| Devonian | Late Devonian | Famennian | 358.9 | ||||
| Frasnian | 372.2 | ||||||
| Middle Devonian | Givetian | 382.7 | |||||
| Eifelian | 387.7 | ||||||
| Early Devonian | Emsian | 393.3 | |||||
| Pragian | 407.6 | ||||||
| Lochkovian | 410.8 | ||||||
| Silurian | Pridoli | Red Downtonian/Temeside Shales/Downton Castle | Whitcliffe/Leintwardine | Ohesaare | 419.2 | ||
| Bringewood/Elton | 421.3 | ||||||
| Kaugetuma | 421.7 * | ||||||
| Ludlow | Ludfordian | Coalbrookdale | Wenlock (England)/Tickwood | Kuressaare | 423 | ||
| Paadla | 423.4 * | ||||||
| Gorstian | 425.6 | ||||||
| Buildwas | 426.4 * | ||||||
| Wenlock | Homerian | Gleedonian | Rootsikula | 427.4 | |||
| Wych | Woolhope | 428.4 * | |||||
| Jaagarahu | 429.2 * | ||||||
| Whitwellian | 429.7 * | ||||||
| Sheinwoodian | 430.5 | ||||||
| Jaani | 431.8 * | ||||||
| Llandovery | Telychian | 433.4 | |||||
| Adavere | 434 * | ||||||
| 436.3 * | |||||||
| Aeronian | 438.5 | ||||||
| Cowleigh Park | 439.3 * | ||||||
| Raikkula | 439.4 * | ||||||
| Rhuddanian | 440.8 | ||||||
| Juuru | 441.4 * | ||||||
| Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | 443.8 | ||||
| Katian | 445.2 | ||||||
| Sandbian | 453 | ||||||
| Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | 458.4 | |||||
| Dapingian | 467.3 | ||||||
| Early Ordovician | Floian | 470 | |||||
| Tremadocian | 477.7 | ||||||
| Cambrian | Furongian | Stage 10 | 485.4 | ||||
| Jiangshanian | 489.5 | ||||||
| Paibian | 494 | ||||||
| Miaolingian | Guzhangian | 497 | |||||
| Drumian | 500.5 | ||||||
| Wuliuan | 504.5 | ||||||
| Series 2 | Stage 4 | 509 | |||||
| Stage 3 | 514 | ||||||
| Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | 521 | |||||
| Fortunian | 529 | ||||||
| 538.8 | |||||||