Cambrian period
538.8 - 485.4 Ma
The definition of this interval in the timescale International Chronostratigraphic Timescale is taken from the following source:
- K. M. Cohen, S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard and J.-X. Fan. 2023. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09. view
There are intervals in 12 timescales which overlap this one. show
This interval is used in the definition of 109 collections
A total of 7905 collections with 47439 occurrences lie within this time span
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | 0 |
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | |
| Chibanian | 0.129 | ||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | ||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | ||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | 2.58 |
| Zanclean | 3.6 | ||
| Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | |
| Tortonian | 7.246 | ||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | ||
| Langhian | 13.82 | ||
| Burdigalian | 15.98 | ||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 |
| Rupelian | 27.82 | ||
| Eocene | Priabonian | 33.9 | |
| Bartonian | 37.71 | ||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | ||
| Ypresian | 47.8 | ||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | 56 | |
| Selandian | 59.2 | ||
| Danian | 61.6 | ||
| Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | 66 |
| Campanian | 72.1 | ||
| Santonian | 83.6 | ||
| Coniacian | 86.3 | ||
| Turonian | 89.8 | ||
| Cenomanian | 93.9 | ||
| Early Cretaceous | Albian | 100.5 | |
| Aptian | 113 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | 358.9 |
| Frasnian | 372.2 | ||
| Middle Devonian | Givetian | 382.7 | |
| Eifelian | 387.7 | ||
| Early Devonian | Emsian | 393.3 | |
| Pragian | 407.6 | ||
| Lochkovian | 410.8 | ||
| 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 | 477.7 | ||
| Cambrian | Furongian | Stage 10 | 485.4 |
| Jiangshanian | 489.5 | ||
| Paibian | 494 | ||
| Miaolingian | Guzhangian | 497 | |
| Drumian | 500.5 | ||
| Wuliuan | 504.5 | ||
| Series 2 | Stage 4 | 509 | |
| Stage 3 | 514 | ||
| Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | 521 | |
| Fortunian | 529 | ||
| 538.8 | |||