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
- 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. M. Gradstein, F. P. Agterberg, J. G. Ogg, J. Hardenbol, P. Van Veen, J. Thierry, and Z. Huang. 1995. A Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time scale. SEPM Special Publication 54 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
- A. G. Sennikov and V. K. Golubev. 2006. Vyazniki Biotic Assemblage of the Terminal Permian. Paleontological Journal 40(suppl. 4):S475-S481 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 126710 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ordovician of Australia | Ten Million Year Bins | Ordovician of Ibero-Bohemia | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | Bolindian | Ordovician 5 | Kosovian | 443.8 | |||||||
| Katian | Kralodvorian | Bohdalec † | 445.2 | ||||||||||
| Eastonian | 449 * | ||||||||||||
| Berounian | 449.7 * | ||||||||||||
| Gisbornian | 452 * | ||||||||||||
| Sandbian | Ordovician 4 | 453 | |||||||||||
| Zahorany †/Vinice | Letna † | 456.2 * | |||||||||||
| Liben † | 458 * | ||||||||||||
| Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | Darriwilian | Ordovician 3 | 458.4 | |||||||||
| Dobrotivian | 458.5 * | ||||||||||||
| Oretanian | 459.7 * | ||||||||||||
| Sarka † | 461.7 * | ||||||||||||
| Dapingian | Yapeenian | Ordovician 2 | Klabava † | 467.3 | |||||||||
| Arenigian | 468 | ||||||||||||
| Castlemainian | 468.5 * | ||||||||||||
| Early Ordovician | Floian | Chewtonian | 470 | ||||||||||
| Bendigonian | 471.8 * | ||||||||||||
| Lancefieldian | 473.5 * | ||||||||||||
| Tremadocian | Ordovician 1 | Tremadocian | 477.7 | ||||||||||
| Warendian | 482.8 * | ||||||||||||
| 485.4 | |||||||||||||