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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
- J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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
There are 59 timescales which overlap this one. show
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 126585 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ten Million Year Bins | Cambrian of Kazakhstan | Ordovician of Ibero-Bohemia | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | Ordovician 5 | Kosovian | 443.8 | |||||||||
| Katian | Kralodvorian | Bohdalec † | 445.2 | |||||||||||
| Berounian | 449.7 * | |||||||||||||
| Sandbian | Ordovician 4 | 453 | ||||||||||||
| Zahorany †/Vinice | Letna † | 456.2 * | ||||||||||||
| Liben † | 458 * | |||||||||||||
| Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | Ordovician 3 | 458.4 | |||||||||||
| Dobrotivian | 458.5 * | |||||||||||||
| Oretanian | 459.7 * | |||||||||||||
| Sarka † | 461.7 * | |||||||||||||
| Dapingian | Ordovician 2 | Klabava † | 467.3 | |||||||||||
| Arenigian | 468 | |||||||||||||
| Early Ordovician | Floian | 470 | ||||||||||||
| Tremadocian | Ordovician 1 | Ungurian | Tremadocian | 477.7 | ||||||||||
| 485.4 | ||||||||||||||