PBDB Timescale

Central Paratethys Stages

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

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
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
F. F. Steininger, W. A. Berggren, D. V. Kent, R. L. Bernor, S. Sen and J. Agusti. 1996. Circum-Mediterranean Neogene (Miocene and Pliocene) marine-continental chronologic correlations of European mammal units. The Evolution of Western Eurasian Neogene Mammal Faunas (eds. R. L. Bernor, V. Fahlbusch, and H.-W. Mittmann) view
F. J. Prevosti, C. O. Romano, A. M. Forasiepi, S. Hemming, R. Bonini, A. M. Candela, E. Cerdeño, M. C. Madozzo Jaén, P. E. Ortiz, F. Pujos, L. Rasia, G. I. Schmidt, M. Taglioretti, R. D. E. MacPhee, and U. F. J. Pardiñas. 2021. New radiometric 40Ar–39Ar dates and faunistic analyses refine evolutionary dynamics of Neogene vertebrate assemblages in southern South America. Scientific Reports 2021(11):9830 view
J. J. Flynn and C. C. Swisher, III. 1995. Cenozoic South American Land Mammal Ages: correlation to global geochronology. Geochronology Time Scales and Global Stratigraphic Correlation, SEPM Special Publication 54:317-333 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			Central Paratethys Stages	Cenozoic Subepochs	European Faunal Zones	South American Land Mammal Ages
Quaternary	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene		Late Pleistocene		Lujanian		0.0117
		Chibanian		Middle Pleistocene		Lujanian		0.129
		Chibanian		Middle Pleistocene		Ensenadan		0.3 *
		Calabrian		Early Pleistocene		Ensenadan		0.774
		Calabrian				Sanandresian	Uquian †	1.7 *
		Gelasian			MN 17	Sanandresian		1.8
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian		Late Pliocene	MN 16	Vorohuean		2.58
					MN 16	Chapadmalalan		2.9 *
					MN 15			3.2
		Zanclean		Early Pliocene				3.6
						Montehermosan		3.7 *
					MN 14	Montehermosan		4.2
					MN 13	Huayquerian		4.9 *
	Miocene	Messinian		Late Miocene	MN 13			5.333
		Tortonian	Pannonian		MN 12			7.246
					MN 11			7.75
					MN 11	Chasicoan		7.9 *
					MN 10			8.7
					MN 9			9.7
						Mayoan		9.9 *
						Laventan		10.9 *
					MN 7 + 8			11.1
		Serravallian	Sarmatian	Middle Miocene	MN 7 + 8			11.63
			Badenian		MN 6			12.8 *
			Badenian		MN 6	Colloncuran		13.7 *
		Langhian			MN 5	Colloncuran		13.82
		Langhian			MN 5	Friasian		15.4 *
		Burdigalian		Early Miocene	MN 4	Friasian		15.98
					MN 4	Santacrucian		16.2 *
					MN 3	Santacrucian		16.9
					MN 3	Colhuehuapian		17.4 *
					MN 2			20
		Aquitanian						20.44
						Deseadan		20.9 *
					MN 1			22.4
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian		Late Oligocene				23.03
		Rupelian		Early Oligocene				27.82
		Rupelian		Early Oligocene		Tinguirirican		28.9 *
	Eocene	Priabonian		Late Eocene		Tinguirirican		33.9
		Priabonian		Late Eocene		Divisaderan		35.9 *
		Bartonian		Middle Eocene				37.71
		Lutetian						41.2
		Lutetian				Mustersan		41.9 *
		Ypresian		Early Eocene		Mustersan		47.8
		Ypresian		Early Eocene		Casamayoran		47.9 *
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Late Paleocene		Riochican		56
						Itaboraian		56.9 *
						Peligran		58.9 *
		Selandian		Middle Paleocene				59.2
		Danian		Early Paleocene				61.6
		Danian		Early Paleocene		Tiupampan		62.4 *
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