International Chronostratigraphic Timescale
The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:
- 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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
- L. Ezquerro, A. Luzón, J. L. Simón and C. L. Liesa. 2022. A review of the European Neogene Mammal zones from integration of litho-, bio- and magnetostratigraphy in the Teruel Basin. Earth-Science Reviews 234(78):104223 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
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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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 129048 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | European Faunal Units | ||||
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1.8 | |||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Villafranchian | 2.58 | |
Ruscinian | 3.55 | ||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||
Turolian | 5.09 | ||||
Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | |||
Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||
Vallesian | 8.725 | ||||
Serravallian | Astaracian | 11.63 | |||
Langhian | 13.82 | ||||
Burdigalian | Orleanian | 15.98 | |||
Agenian | 20 | ||||
Aquitanian | 20.45 | ||||
23.04 |