Cambrian of Britain
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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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.
Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.
This timescale is used in the definition of 602 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cambrian of Britain | Cambrian of West Avalonia | Cambrian of Kazakhstan | Cambrian of Australia | Cambrian of North America | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordovician | Early Ordovician | Tremadocian | Ungurian | 477.7 | ||||||
| Cambrian | Furongian | Stage 10 | Merioneth | Dolgellian/Trempealeauan | Batyrbaian | Datsonian | Franconian †/Dresbachian/Millardan | 485.4 | ||
| Payntonian | 486.8 * | |||||||||
| Sunwaptan | 487.5 | |||||||||
| Festiniogian | 489.2 * | |||||||||
| Jiangshanian | Iverian | 489.5 | ||||||||
| Aksaian | 490.7 * | |||||||||
| Sakian | 492.2 * | |||||||||
| Steptoean | 493 * | |||||||||
| Maentwrogian | 493.1 * | |||||||||
| Paibian | Idamean | 494 | ||||||||
| Miaolingian | Guzhangian | St Davids | Ayusokkanian | Mindyallan | Marjumian | Albertian † | 497 | |||
| Arcadian | 498.4 | |||||||||
| Boomerangian | 499 | |||||||||
| 499.5 | ||||||||||
| Drumian | Zhanaarykian | Undillan | 500.5 | |||||||
| Tuesaian | Floran | 503 | ||||||||
| Wuliuan | Templetonian | Topazan | 504.5 | |||||||
| 505.3 | ||||||||||
| Delamaran | 506.5 | |||||||||
| Ordian | 507.8 * | |||||||||
| Series 2 | Stage 4 | Caerfai | Branchian | Waucoban † | 509 | |||||
| Toyonian | 510 * | |||||||||
| 510.8 * | ||||||||||
| Dyeran | 511 * | |||||||||
| Botomian | 512.5 * | |||||||||
| Stage 3 | 514 | |||||||||
| Montezuman | 514.8 * | |||||||||
| Atdabanian | 515.6 * | |||||||||
| Placentian | 517.1 | |||||||||
| Begadean | 519.9 * | |||||||||
| Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | Tommotian | 521 | |||||||
| 525.5 | ||||||||||
| Fortunian | 529 | |||||||||
| 538.8 | ||||||||||