Neogene Mammal Ages of China
The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:
- 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
- M. O. Woodburne. 1987. A prospectus of the North American Mammal Ages. In: Woodburne, M. O. (ed.), Cenozoic Mammals of North America. University of California Press, Berkelery, CA 285-290 view
- J. Alroy. 2000. New methods for quantifying macroevolutionary patterns and processes. Paleobiology 26(4):707-733 view
There are 11 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 31 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Neogene Mammal Ages of China | North American Mammal Subages/Zones | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | 0 | ||||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Nihewanian | Sheridanian | 0.0117 | |||
| Chibanian | 0.129 | ||||||
| Cudahyan/Sappan | 0.21 | ||||||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | ||||||
| Senecan/Rexroadian | 1.4 | ||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Yushean | 2.58 | |||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||||
| Late Hemphillian/late Early Hemphillian/early Early Hemphillian | 4.7 | ||||||
| Baodean | 4.9 | ||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | |||||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||||
| Late Clarendonian/Early Clarendonian | 9.4 | ||||||
| Tunggurian | 11.1 | ||||||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | ||||||
| late Late Barstovian/early Late Barstovian/Early Barstovian | 12.5 | ||||||
| Langhian | Shanwangian | 13.82 | |||||
| Burdigalian | 15.98 | ||||||
| Late Hemingfordian/Early Hemingfordian | 16.3 | ||||||
| Xiejiaan | 16.9 | ||||||
| late Late Arikareean/early Late Arikareean/late Early Arikareean/early Early Arikareean | Harrisonian | 18.5 | |||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 | ||||
| Monroecreekian | 23.1 * | ||||||
| Geringian | 24.7 * | ||||||
| Rupelian | 27.82 | ||||||
| 29.5 | |||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Late Chadronian/Middle Chadronian/Early Chadronian | 33.9 | ||||
| 37 | |||||||
| Bartonian | 37.71 | ||||||
| Late Uintan/Early Uintan | 39.7 | ||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||||
| Twinbuttean/Blacksforkian/Gardnerbuttian | 46.2 | ||||||
| Ypresian | 47.8 | ||||||
| Lostcabinian/Lysitean/Graybullian/Sandcouleean | 50.5 | ||||||
| Cf3/Cf2/Cf1 | 54.9 | ||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | 56 | |||||
| Ti6/Ti5/Ti4/Ti3/Ti2/Ti1 | 56.2 | ||||||
| Selandian | 59.2 | ||||||
| To3/To2/To1 | 60.9 | ||||||
| Danian | 61.6 | ||||||
| Pu3/Pu2/Pu1 | 63.8 | ||||||
| 66 | |||||||