PBDB Timescale

Cambrian Epochs

The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:

F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view

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This timescale is used in the definition of 594 collections

International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Cambrian Epochs	Ten Million Year Bins	Cambrian of West Avalonia
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
	Pliocene	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
	Oligocene	Rupelian		Cenozoic 4		27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian		Cenozoic 3		33.9
		Bartonian		Cenozoic 3		37.71
		Lutetian		Cenozoic 2		41.2
		Ypresian		Cenozoic 2		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		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	303.7	Carboniferous 5
		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	Late Cambrian	Cambrian 5	485.4
		Jiangshanian			489.5
		Paibian			494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian	Middle Cambrian	Cambrian 4	497
		Guzhangian			Arcadian	498.4
		Drumian				500.5
		Wuliuan		Cambrian 3		504.5
	Series 2	Stage 4	Early Cambrian	Cambrian 3	Branchian	509
		Stage 3		Cambrian 2	Branchian	514
		Stage 3			Placentian	517.1
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2				521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian		Cambrian 1		529
						538.8