PBDB Timescale

Obsolete Names for ICS Units

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
K. M. Cohen, S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard and J.-X. Fan. 2023. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09. 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
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

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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.

Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Obsolete Names for ICS Units			Devonian of Czechoslovakia	South American Land Mammal Ages		Cretaceous Subepochs	Central Paratethys Stages
Quaternary	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene					Lujanian				0.0117
		Chibanian					Lujanian				0.129
		Chibanian					Ensenadan				0.3 *
		Calabrian					Ensenadan				0.774
		Calabrian					Sanandresian	Uquian †			1.7 *
		Gelasian					Sanandresian				1.8
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian	Tertiary †				Vorohuean				2.58
		Piacenzian					Chapadmalalan				2.9 *
		Zanclean					Chapadmalalan				3.6
							Montehermosan				3.7 *
							Huayquerian				4.9 *
	Miocene	Messinian									5.333
		Tortonian								Pannonian	7.246
							Chasicoan				7.9 *
							Mayoan				9.9 *
							Laventan				10.9 *
		Serravallian								Sarmatian	11.63
										Badenian	12.8 *
							Colloncuran			Badenian	13.7 *
		Langhian					Colloncuran				13.82
		Langhian					Friasian				15.4 *
		Burdigalian					Friasian				15.98
							Santacrucian				16.2 *
							Colhuehuapian				17.4 *
		Aquitanian					Colhuehuapian				20.44
		Aquitanian					Deseadan				20.9 *
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian									23.03
		Rupelian									27.82
		Rupelian					Tinguirirican				28.9 *
	Eocene	Priabonian					Tinguirirican				33.9
		Priabonian					Divisaderan				35.9 *
		Bartonian									37.71
		Lutetian									41.2
		Lutetian					Mustersan				41.9 *
		Ypresian					Mustersan				47.8
		Ypresian					Casamayoran				47.9 *
	Paleocene	Thanetian					Riochican				56
							Itaboraian				56.9 *
							Peligran				58.9 *
		Selandian									59.2
		Danian									61.6
		Danian					Tiupampan				62.4 *
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian							Senonian		66
		Campanian									72.1
		Santonian									83.6
		Coniacian									86.3
		Turonian									89.8
		Cenomanian									93.9
	Early Cretaceous	Albian							Gallic		100.5
		Aptian									113
		Barremian									121.4
		Hauterivian							Neocomian		125.77
		Valanginian									132.6
		Berriasian									139.8
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian									145
		Kimmeridgian									149.2
		Oxfordian									154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian									161.5
		Bathonian									165.3
		Bajocian									168.2
		Aalenian									170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian									174.7
		Pliensbachian									184.2
		Sinemurian									192.9
		Hettangian		199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian		201.4
		Norian		208.5
		Carnian		227
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian		237
	Middle Triassic	Anisian		242
	Early Triassic	Olenekian		247.2
	Early Triassic	Induan		251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian		251.902
	Lopingian	Wuchiapingian		Longtanian †	254.14
	Guadalupian	Capitanian			259.51
		Wordian			264.28
		Roadian			266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian			273.01
		Artinskian			283.5
		Sakmarian			290.1
		Asselian			293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian			298.9
		Kasimovian			303.7
		Moscovian			307
		Bashkirian			315.2
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian			323.2
		Visean			330.9
		Tournaisian			346.7
Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian			358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian			372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian			Srbsko	382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian			Chotec	387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian			Daleje/Zlichovian	393.3
		Pragian			Pragian	407.6
		Lochkovian			Lochkovian	410.8
Silurian	Pridoli					419.2
	Ludlow	Ludfordian				423
	Ludlow	Gorstian				425.6
	Wenlock	Homerian				427.4
	Wenlock	Sheinwoodian				430.5
	Llandovery	Telychian				433.4
		Aeronian				438.5
		Rhuddanian				440.8
Ordovician	Late Ordovician	Hirnantian				443.8
		Katian				445.2
		Sandbian				453
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian	458.4
	Middle Ordovician	Dapingian	467.3
	Early Ordovician	Floian	470
	Early Ordovician	Tremadocian	477.7
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10	485.4
		Jiangshanian	489.5
		Paibian	494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian	Series 3 †			497
		Drumian				500.5
		Wuliuan		Stage 5 †		504.5
											509