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
- 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
- A. D. Barnosky, M. Holmes, R. Kirchholtes, E. Lindsey, K.C. Maguire, A.W. Poust, M.A. Stegner, J. Sunseri, B. Swartz, J. Swift, N.A. Villavicencio and G. Wogan. 2014. Prelude to the Anthropocene: Two new North American Land Mammal Ages (NALMAs). The Anthropocene Review I(3):225-242 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 126292 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | Carboniferous of Western Europe | North American Land Mammal Ages | |||||
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Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Wanganui | Haweran | Saintaugustinean | 0 | ||
Santarosean | 0.0004 | |||||||
Northgrippian | 0.0042 | |||||||
Greenlandian | 0.0082 | |||||||
Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | ||||||
Rancholabrean | 0.014 | |||||||
Chibanian | 0.129 | |||||||
Irvingtonian | 0.21 | |||||||
Castlecliffian | 0.34 | |||||||
Calabrian | 0.774 | |||||||
Blancan | 1.4 | |||||||
Nukumaruan | 1.63 | |||||||
Gelasian | 1.8 | |||||||
Mangapanian | 2.4 | |||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | 2.58 | |||||
Waipipian | 3 | |||||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||||
Opoitian | 3.7 | |||||||
Hemphillian | 4.7 | |||||||
Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | 5.333 | ||||
Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | |||||||
Tortonian | 7.246 | |||||||
Clarendonian | 9.4 | |||||||
Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | ||||||
Serravallian | 11.63 | |||||||
Barstovian | 12.5 | |||||||
Lillburnian | 13.05 | |||||||
Langhian | 13.82 | |||||||
Clifdenian | 15.1 | |||||||
Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | ||||||
Burdigalian | 15.98 | |||||||
Hemingfordian | 16.3 | |||||||
Arikareean | 18.5 | |||||||
Otaian | 18.7 | |||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||
Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | ||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 | |||||
Duntroonian | 25.2 | |||||||
Whaingaroan | 27.3 | |||||||
Rupelian | 27.82 | |||||||
Whitneyan | 29.5 | |||||||
Orellan | 31.8 | |||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | Chadronian | 33.9 | |||||
Arnold | Runangan | 34.6 | ||||||
Kaiatan | 36.7 | |||||||
Duchesnean | 37 | |||||||
Bartonian | 37.71 | |||||||
Bortonian | 39.1 | |||||||
Uintan | 39.7 | |||||||
Lutetian | 41.2 | |||||||
Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | ||||||
Heretaungan | 45.7 | |||||||
Bridgerian | 46.2 | |||||||
Ypresian | 47.8 | |||||||
Mangaorapan | 48.9 | |||||||
Wasatchian | 50.5 | |||||||
Waipawan | 52 | |||||||
Clarkforkian | 54.9 | |||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | Teurian | 56 | |||||
Tiffanian | 56.2 | |||||||
Selandian | 59.2 | |||||||
Torrejonian | 60.9 | |||||||
Danian | 61.6 | |||||||
Puercan | 63.8 | |||||||
Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | Mata | Haumurian | 66 | |||
Campanian | 72.1 | |||||||
Santonian | Piripauan | 83.6 | ||||||
Raukumara | Teratan | 86.1 | ||||||
Coniacian | 86.3 | |||||||
Turonian | 89.8 | |||||||
Mangaotanean | 90.5 | |||||||
Arowhanan | 93.7 | |||||||
Cenomanian | 93.9 | |||||||
Clarence | Ngaterian | 95.2 | ||||||
Motuan | 99.5 | |||||||
Early Cretaceous | Albian | 100.5 | ||||||
Urutawan | 103.3 | |||||||
Taitai | Korangan | 108.4 | ||||||
Aptian | 113 | |||||||
117.5 | ||||||||
Barremian | 121.4 | |||||||
Hauterivian | 125.77 | |||||||
Valanginian | 132.6 | |||||||
Berriasian | 139.8 | |||||||
Jurassic | Late Jurassic | Tithonian | 145 | |||||
Kimmeridgian | 149.2 | |||||||
Oxfordian | 154.8 | |||||||
Middle Jurassic | Callovian | 161.5 | ||||||
Bathonian | 165.3 | |||||||
Bajocian | 168.2 | |||||||
Aalenian | 170.9 | |||||||
Early Jurassic | Toarcian | 174.7 | ||||||
Pliensbachian | 184.2 | |||||||
Sinemurian | 192.9 | |||||||
Hettangian | 199.5 | |||||||
Triassic | Late Triassic | Rhaetian | 201.4 | |||||
Norian | 208.5 | |||||||
Carnian | 227 | |||||||
Middle Triassic | Ladinian | 237 | ||||||
Anisian | 242 | |||||||
Early Triassic | Olenekian | 247.2 | ||||||
Induan | 251.2 | |||||||
Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | 251.902 | |||||
Wuchiapingian | 254.14 | |||||||
Guadalupian | Capitanian | 259.51 | ||||||
Wordian | 264.28 | |||||||
Roadian | 266.9 | |||||||
Cisuralian | Kungurian | 273.01 | ||||||
Artinskian | 283.5 | |||||||
Sakmarian | 290.1 | |||||||
Asselian | 293.52 | |||||||
Kuzel | 297.7 | |||||||
Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | 298.9 | |||||
Stephanian | Stephanian C | 300.3 * | ||||||
Stephanian B | 300.9 * | |||||||
Stephanian A | 301.4 * | |||||||
Kasimovian | 303.7 | |||||||
Cantabrian | 305 * | |||||||
Moscovian | 307 | |||||||
Westphalian | Westphalian D | 307.4 * | ||||||
Westphalian C | 309.8 | |||||||
Westphalian B | 314.6 | |||||||
Bashkirian | 315.2 | |||||||
Westphalian A | 317 * | |||||||
Namurian | Yeadonian | 318.8 * | ||||||
Marsdenian | 320.2 * | |||||||
Kinderscoutian | 321.5 * | |||||||
Alportian | 322 * | |||||||
Chokierian | 323.1 * | |||||||
Mississippian | Serpukhovian | 323.2 | ||||||
Arnsbergian | 324 * | |||||||
Pendleian | 327.4 * | |||||||
Visean | Warnantian | Brigantian † | 330.9 | |||||
Livian | Asbian † | 336.3 * | ||||||
Moliniacian | Holkerian †/Arundian/Chadian | 340.2 * | ||||||
Tournaisian | Ivorian | 346.7 | ||||||
Hastarian | 353.7 * | |||||||
358.9 |