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
- A. G. Sennikov and V. K. Golubev. 2006. Vyazniki Biotic Assemblage of the Terminal Permian. Paleontological Journal 40(suppl. 4):S475-S481 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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126691 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cambrian of Kazakhstan | Permo-Triassic Subages of Eastern Europe | Devonian Subages | Cretaceous Subepochs | North American Land Mammal Ages | Permian of the Russian Platform | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | 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 | |||||||||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | |||||||||
| Blancan | 1.4 | |||||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | |||||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | 2.58 | |||||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||||||
| Hemphillian | 4.7 | |||||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | ||||||||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | |||||||||
| Clarendonian | 9.4 | |||||||||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | |||||||||
| Barstovian | 12.5 | |||||||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | |||||||||
| Burdigalian | 15.98 | |||||||||
| Hemingfordian | 16.3 | |||||||||
| Arikareean | 18.5 | |||||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 | |||||||
| Rupelian | 27.82 | |||||||||
| Whitneyan | 29.5 | |||||||||
| Orellan | 31.8 | |||||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Chadronian | 33.9 | |||||||
| Duchesnean | 37 | |||||||||
| Bartonian | 37.71 | |||||||||
| Uintan | 39.7 | |||||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | |||||||||
| Bridgerian | 46.2 | |||||||||
| Ypresian | 47.8 | |||||||||
| Wasatchian | 50.5 | |||||||||
| Clarkforkian | 54.9 | |||||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | 56 | ||||||||
| Tiffanian | 56.2 | |||||||||
| Selandian | 59.2 | |||||||||
| Torrejonian | 60.9 | |||||||||
| Danian | 61.6 | |||||||||
| Puercan | 63.8 | |||||||||
| Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | Senonian | 66 | ||||||
| Campanian | 72.1 | |||||||||
| Santonian | 83.6 | |||||||||
| Coniacian | 86.3 | |||||||||
| Turonian | 89.8 | |||||||||
| Cenomanian | 93.9 | |||||||||
| Early Cretaceous | Albian | Gallic | 100.5 | |||||||
| Aptian | 113 | |||||||||
| Barremian | 121.4 | |||||||||
| Hauterivian | Neocomian | 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 | Vokhmian | 247.2 | |||||||
| Induan | 251.2 | |||||||||
| Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | 251.902 | |||||||
| Wuchiapingian | Late Vyatkian/Early Vyatkian | 254.14 | ||||||||
| Tatarian | Vyatkian | 256.8 * | ||||||||
| Guadalupian | Capitanian | Late Severodvinian/Early Severodvinian | Severodvinian | 259.51 | ||||||
| Wordian | Late Urzhumian/Early Urzhumian | Urzhumian | 264.28 | |||||||
| Roadian | Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian | Kazanian | Povolzhian | 266.9 | ||||||
| Sokian | 270.7 * | |||||||||
| Cisuralian | Kungurian | Kungurian | Irenian/Ufimian | 273.01 | ||||||
| Filipovian | 276.5 * | |||||||||
| Saraninian | 280.1 * | |||||||||
| Artinskian | Artinskian | Sarginian | 283.5 | |||||||
| Irginian | 285.9 * | |||||||||
| Burtsevian | 287.8 * | |||||||||
| Sakmarian | Sakmarian | Sterlitamakian | 290.1 | |||||||
| Tastubian | 291.7 * | |||||||||
| Asselian | Asselian | Shikhanian | 293.52 | |||||||
| Uskalykian | 294.8 | |||||||||
| Surenian | 297.5 | |||||||||
| Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | 298.9 | |||||||
| Kasimovian | 303.7 | |||||||||
| Moscovian | 307 | |||||||||
| Bashkirian | 315.2 | |||||||||
| Mississippian | Serpukhovian | 323.2 | ||||||||
| Visean | 330.9 | |||||||||
| Tournaisian | 346.7 | |||||||||
| Devonian | Late Devonian | Famennian | Late Famennian | 358.9 | ||||||
| Middle Famennian | 365.3 * | |||||||||
| Early Famennian | 368.5 * | |||||||||
| Frasnian | Late Frasnian | 372.2 | ||||||||
| Middle Frasnian | 375.4 * | |||||||||
| Early Frasnian | 379.3 * | |||||||||
| Middle Devonian | Givetian | Late Givetian | 382.7 | |||||||
| Middle Givetian | 383.7 * | |||||||||
| Early Givetian | 385.9 * | |||||||||
| Eifelian | Late Eifelian | 387.7 | ||||||||
| Early Eifelian | 390.3 * | |||||||||
| Early Devonian | Emsian | Late Emsian | 393.3 | |||||||
| Early Emsian | 398.3 * | |||||||||
| Pragian | Pragian | 407.6 | ||||||||
| Lochkovian | Late Lochkovian | 410.8 | ||||||||
| Middle Lochkovian | 412.8 * | |||||||||
| Early Lochkovian | 415.6 * | |||||||||
| Silurian | Pridoli | 419.2 | ||||||||
| Ludlow | Ludfordian | 423 | ||||||||
| Gorstian | 425.6 | |||||||||
| Wenlock | Homerian | 427.4 | ||||||||
| Sheinwoodian | 430.5 | |||||||||
| Llandovery | Telychian | 433.4 | ||||||||
| Aeronian | 438.5 | |||||||||
| Rhuddanian | 440.8 | |||||||||
| Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | 443.8 | |||||||
| Katian | 445.2 | |||||||||
| Sandbian | 453 | |||||||||
| Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | 458.4 | ||||||||
| Dapingian | 467.3 | |||||||||
| Early Ordovician | Floian | 470 | ||||||||
| Tremadocian | Ungurian | 477.7 | ||||||||
| Cambrian | Furongian | Stage 10 | Batyrbaian | 485.4 | ||||||
| Jiangshanian | 489.5 | |||||||||
| Aksaian | 490.7 * | |||||||||
| Sakian | 492.2 * | |||||||||
| Paibian | 494 | |||||||||
| Miaolingian | Guzhangian | Ayusokkanian | 497 | |||||||
| 499.5 | ||||||||||
| Drumian | Zhanaarykian | 500.5 | ||||||||
| Tuesaian | 503 | |||||||||
| Wuliuan | 504.5 | |||||||||
| 505.3 | ||||||||||
| Series 2 | Stage 4 | 509 | ||||||||
| Toyonian | 510 * | |||||||||
| Botomian | 512.5 * | |||||||||
| Stage 3 | 514 | |||||||||
| Atdabanian | 515.6 * | |||||||||
| Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | Tommotian | 521 | |||||||
| 525.5 | ||||||||||