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. 2023. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09. view
- 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
- 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
- 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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
- 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
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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 126654 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Obsolete Names for ICS Units | European Faunal Units | Central Paratethys Stages | Neogene Mammal Ages of China | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Tertiary † | Villanyian | Yushean | 2.58 | ||||
| Ruscinian | 3.1 * | |||||||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||||||
| Baodean | 4.9 | |||||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Turolian | 5.333 | |||||||
| Tortonian | Pannonian | 7.246 | ||||||||
| Vallesian | 8.7 | |||||||||
| Tunggurian | 11.1 | |||||||||
| Serravallian | Astaracian | Sarmatian | 11.63 | |||||||
| Badenian | 12.8 * | |||||||||
| Langhian | Shanwangian | 13.82 | ||||||||
| Burdigalian | Orleanian | 15.98 | ||||||||
| Xiejiaan | 16.9 | |||||||||
| Agenian | 20 | |||||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||
| 23.03 | ||||||||||
| 66 | ||||||||||