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
- J. I. Raine, A. G. Beu, A. F. Boyes, H. J. Campbell, R. A. Cooper, J. S. Crampton, M. P. Crundwell, C. J. Hollis, and H. E. G. Morgans. 2015. Revised Calibration of the New Zealand Geological Timescale: NZGT2015/1. GNS Science Report 2012(39) view
- J. Palfy, P. L. Smith, and J. K. Mortensen. 2000. A U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar time scale for the Jurassic. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 37(6):923-944 view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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
- B. D. Webby. 1998. Steps toward a global standard for Ordovician stratigraphy. Newsletters in Stratigraphy 36:1-33 view
- P. L. Gibbard, M. J. Head, and M. J. C. Walker. 2010. Formal ratification of the Quaternary System/Period and the Pleistocene Series/Epoch with a base at 2.58 Ma. Journal of Quaternary Science 25(2):96-102 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 126152 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ordovician of the Baltic | Ten Million Year Bins | Ordovician of Ibero-Bohemia | ||||||||||||
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Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | Harju | Porkuni | Ordovician 5 | Kosovian | 443.8 | ||||||||
Katian | Pirgu | Kralodvorian | Bohdalec † | 445.2 | |||||||||||
Vormsi | 449.6 * | ||||||||||||||
Berounian | 449.7 * | ||||||||||||||
Nabala | Johvi † | 450 * | |||||||||||||
Viru | Rakvere | 450.6 * | |||||||||||||
Oandu | 452 * | ||||||||||||||
Sandbian | Keila | Idavere † | Ordovician 4 | 453 | |||||||||||
Haljala | 453.9 | ||||||||||||||
Zahorany †/Vinice | Letna † | 456.2 * | |||||||||||||
Kukruse | 456.4 * | ||||||||||||||
Uhaku | Aluoja † | 457.5 * | |||||||||||||
Liben † | 458 * | ||||||||||||||
Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | Ordovician 3 | 458.4 | ||||||||||||
Dobrotivian | 458.5 * | ||||||||||||||
Lasnamagi | 458.9 * | ||||||||||||||
Oretanian | 459.7 * | ||||||||||||||
Aseri | 460.4 * | ||||||||||||||
Sarka † | 461.7 * | ||||||||||||||
Oeland | Kunda | 462.9 * | |||||||||||||
Valaste †/Hunderum | 464.3 * | ||||||||||||||
Volkhov | Langevoja †/Vaana/Saka | 467.1 * | |||||||||||||
Dapingian | Ordovician 2 | Klabava † | 467.3 | ||||||||||||
Arenigian | 468 | ||||||||||||||
Billingen | 469.3 * | ||||||||||||||
Early Ordovician | Floian | 470 | |||||||||||||
Latorp † | 470.1 * | ||||||||||||||
Hunneberg | 473.7 * | ||||||||||||||
Tremadocian | Ordovician 1 | Tremadocian | 477.7 | ||||||||||||
Varangu | 481.3 * | ||||||||||||||
Pakerort | 482.2 * | ||||||||||||||
485.4 * | |||||||||||||||
486.3 | |||||||||||||||
486.5 |