66 - 56 Ma

The definition of this interval in the timescale International Chronostratigraphic Timescale is taken from the following source:

• K. M. Cohen, S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard and J.-X. Fan. 2024. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2024/12. International Commission on Stratigraphy view

There are intervals in 11 timescales which overlap this one. show

• International Chronostratigraphic Timescale: Selandian age, Danian age, Thanetian age
• Cenozoic Subepochs: Middle Paleocene subepoch, Late Paleocene subepoch, Early Paleocene subepoch
• Mammal Paleogene Zones: MP 6 zone
• Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia: Gashatan age
• North American Land Mammal Ages: Clarkforkian age, Tiffanian age, Torrejonian age, Puercan age
• North American Mammal Subages/Zones: Pu1 zone, To3 zone, Ti2 zone, Pu2 zone, Pu3 zone, To1 zone, To2 zone, Ti3 zone, Ti4 zone, Ti5 zone, Ti1 zone, Cf1 zone, Ti6 zone, Cf2 zone, Cf3 zone
• South American Land Mammal Ages: Peligran age, Riochican age, Itaboraian age, Tiupampan age
• Calcareous Nannoplankton Zones: NP9 zone, NP3 zone, NP8 zone, NP4 zone, NP2 zone, NP7 zone, NP6 zone, NP5 zone, NP1 zone
• Planktic Foraminiferal Zones: Abathomphalus mayaroensis zone, G. pseudomenardii TRZ zone, P. uncinata LOZ zone, M. angulata LOZ zone, E. edita PRZ zone, P. eugubina TRZ zone, G. cretacea PRZ zone
• Geomagnetic Polarity Chrons: C26 chron, C28 chron, C24 chron, C29 chron, C25 chron, C27 chron
• Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand: Teurian age, Dannevirke epoch

This interval is used in the definition of 1253 collections

A total of 6361 collections with 53291 occurrences lie within this time span