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. 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
- F. F. Steininger, W. A. Berggren, D. V. Kent, R. L. Bernor, S. Sen and J. Agusti. 1996. Circum-Mediterranean Neogene (Miocene and Pliocene) marine-continental chronologic correlations of European mammal units. The Evolution of Western Eurasian Neogene Mammal Faunas (eds. R. L. Bernor, V. Fahlbusch, and H.-W. Mittmann) 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 127252 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | North American Land Mammal Ages | |||||
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Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Arikareean | 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 | |||||
66 |