PBDB Timescale

Cenozoic Subepochs

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, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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
Z.-X. Qiu and Z.-D. Qiu. 1995. Chronological sequence and subdivision of Chinese Neogene mammalian faunas. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 116(1-2):41-70 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			Cenozoic Subepochs	Central Paratethys Stages	Ten Million Year Bins	Neogene Mammal Ages of China
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan			Cenozoic 6		0
		Northgrippian					0.0042
		Greenlandian					0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene			Nihewanian	0.0117
		Chibanian	Middle Pleistocene				0.129
		Calabrian	Early Pleistocene				0.774
		Gelasian	Early Pleistocene				1.8
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian	Late Pliocene			Yushean	2.58
		Zanclean	Early Pliocene			Yushean	3.6
		Zanclean	Early Pliocene			Baodean	4.9
	Miocene	Messinian	Late Miocene				5.333
		Tortonian		Pannonian			7.246
		Tortonian		Pannonian		Tunggurian	11.1
		Serravallian	Middle Miocene	Sarmatian	Cenozoic 5		11.63
		Serravallian		Badenian			12.8 *
		Langhian				Shanwangian	13.82
		Burdigalian	Early Miocene			Shanwangian	15.98
		Burdigalian				Xiejiaan	16.9
		Aquitanian				Xiejiaan	20.44
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian	Late Oligocene		Cenozoic 4		23.03
	Oligocene	Rupelian	Early Oligocene		Cenozoic 4		27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian	Late Eocene		Cenozoic 3		33.9
		Bartonian	Middle Eocene		Cenozoic 3		37.71
		Lutetian	Middle Eocene		Cenozoic 2		41.2
		Ypresian	Early Eocene		Cenozoic 2		47.8
	Paleocene	Thanetian	Late Paleocene		Cenozoic 1		56
		Selandian	Middle Paleocene				59.2
		Danian	Early Paleocene				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		145
		Kimmeridgian			Jurassic 5		149.2
		Oxfordian					154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian					161.5
		Bathonian			Jurassic 4		165.3
		Bajocian			Jurassic 4		168.2
		Aalenian			Jurassic 3		170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian			Jurassic 3		174.7
		Pliensbachian			Jurassic 2		184.2
		Sinemurian			Jurassic 1		192.9
		Hettangian			Jurassic 1		199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian			Triassic 4		201.4
		Norian			Triassic 4		208.5
		Carnian			Triassic 3		227
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian			Triassic 2		237
	Middle Triassic	Anisian			Triassic 2		242
	Early Triassic	Olenekian			Triassic 1		247.2
	Early Triassic	Induan			Triassic 1		251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian			Permian 4		251.902
	Lopingian	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			Carboniferous 5		303.7
		Moscovian			Carboniferous 4		307
		Bashkirian			Carboniferous 4		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
	Late Devonian	Frasnian			Devonian 4		372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian			Devonian 3		382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian			Devonian 3		387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian			Devonian 2		393.3
		Pragian		Devonian 1	407.6
		Lochkovian		Devonian 1	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	443.8
		Katian		Ordovician 5	445.2
		Sandbian		Ordovician 4	453
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian	Ordovician 3	458.4
	Middle Ordovician	Dapingian	Ordovician 2	467.3
	Early Ordovician	Floian	Ordovician 2	470
	Early Ordovician	Tremadocian	Ordovician 1	477.7
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10	Cambrian 5	485.4
		Jiangshanian		489.5
		Paibian		494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian	Cambrian 4	497
		Drumian	Cambrian 4	500.5
		Wuliuan	Cambrian 3	504.5
	Series 2	Stage 4	Cambrian 3	509
	Series 2	Stage 3	Cambrian 2	514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2	Cambrian 2	521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian	Cambrian 1	529
							538.8