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
- 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 127252 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | North American Land Mammal Ages | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.5 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||