Tertiary period
66 - 2.58 Ma
The definition of this interval in the timescale Obsolete Names for ICS Units is taken from the following source:
- 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
There are intervals in 12 timescales which overlap this one. show
This interval is no longer in current use
This interval is used in the definition of 51 collections
A total of 46012 collections with 432454 occurrences lie within this time span
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Obsolete Names for ICS Units | |||||
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Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Tertiary † | 2.58 | ||
Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||
Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | ||||
Tortonian | 7.246 | |||||
Serravallian | 11.63 | |||||
Langhian | 13.82 | |||||
Burdigalian | 15.98 | |||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 | |||
Rupelian | 27.82 | |||||
Eocene | Priabonian | 33.9 | ||||
Bartonian | 37.71 | |||||
Lutetian | 41.2 | |||||
Ypresian | 47.8 | |||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | 56 | ||||
Selandian | 59.2 | |||||
Danian | 61.6 | |||||
Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | 66 | |||
Campanian | 72.1 | |||||
Santonian | 83.6 | |||||
Coniacian | 86.3 | |||||
Turonian | 89.8 | |||||
Cenomanian | 93.9 | |||||
Early Cretaceous | Albian | 100.5 | ||||
Aptian | 113 | |||||
Barremian | 121.4 | |||||
Hauterivian | 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 | ||||
Anisian | 242 | |||||
Early Triassic | Olenekian | 247.2 | ||||
Induan | 251.2 | |||||
Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | 251.902 | |||
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 | |||
Frasnian | 372.2 | |||||
Middle Devonian | Givetian | 382.7 | ||||
Eifelian | 387.7 | |||||
Early Devonian | Emsian | 393.3 | ||||
Pragian | 407.6 | |||||
Lochkovian | 410.8 | |||||
Silurian | Pridoli | 419.2 | ||||
Ludlow | Ludfordian | 423 | ||||
Gorstian | 425.6 | |||||
Wenlock | Homerian | 427.4 | ||||
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 | ||||
Dapingian | 467.3 | |||||
Early Ordovician | Floian | 470 | ||||
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 | ||||
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