Cambrian of Britain
The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following source:
- 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
There are 12 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 602 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cambrian of Britain | Ten Million Year Bins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||
| Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | ||||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | |||||
| Serravallian | Cenozoic 5 | 11.63 | ||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | |||||
| Burdigalian | 15.98 | |||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Cenozoic 4 | 23.03 | ||
| Rupelian | 27.82 | |||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Cenozoic 3 | 33.9 | |||
| Bartonian | 37.71 | |||||
| Lutetian | Cenozoic 2 | 41.2 | ||||
| Ypresian | 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 | 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 | 254.14 | |||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | 259.51 | ||||
| Wordian | 264.28 | |||||
| Roadian | Permian 3 | 266.9 | ||||
| Cisuralian | Kungurian | Permian 2 | 273.01 | |||
| Artinskian | 283.5 | |||||
| Sakmarian | 290.1 | |||||
| Asselian | Permian 1 | 293.52 | ||||
| Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Carboniferous 5 | 298.9 | ||
| Kasimovian | 303.7 | |||||
| Moscovian | Carboniferous 4 | 307 | ||||
| Bashkirian | 315.2 | |||||
| Mississippian | Serpukhovian | Carboniferous 3 | 323.2 | |||
| Visean | Carboniferous 2 | 330.9 | ||||
| Tournaisian | Carboniferous 1 | 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 | 443.8 | ||
| Katian | 445.2 | |||||
| Sandbian | Ordovician 4 | 453 | ||||
| Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | Ordovician 3 | 458.4 | |||
| Dapingian | Ordovician 2 | 467.3 | ||||
| Early Ordovician | Floian | 470 | ||||
| Tremadocian | Ordovician 1 | 477.7 | ||||
| Cambrian | Furongian | Stage 10 | Merioneth | Dolgellian/Trempealeauan | Cambrian 5 | 485.4 |
| Festiniogian | 489.2 * | |||||
| Jiangshanian | 489.5 | |||||
| Maentwrogian | 493.1 * | |||||
| Paibian | 494 | |||||
| Miaolingian | Guzhangian | St Davids | Cambrian 4 | 497 | ||
| Drumian | 500.5 | |||||
| Wuliuan | Cambrian 3 | 504.5 | ||||
| Series 2 | Stage 4 | Caerfai | 509 | |||
| Stage 3 | Cambrian 2 | 514 | ||||
| Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | 521 | ||||
| Fortunian | Cambrian 1 | 529 | ||||
| 538.8 | ||||||