Early Eocene subepoch
56 - 47.8 Ma
The definition of this interval in the timescale Cenozoic Subepochs is taken from the following source:
- 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
There are intervals in 7 timescales which overlap this one. show
This interval is used in the definition of 649 collections
A total of 4993 collections with 39340 occurrences lie within this time span
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cenozoic Subepochs | North American Mammal Subages/Zones | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.5 | |||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Late Oligocene | late Late Arikareean/early Late Arikareean/late Early Arikareean/early Early Arikareean | Harrisonian | 23.03 | |
| Monroecreekian | 23.1 * | ||||||
| Geringian | 24.7 * | ||||||
| Rupelian | Early Oligocene | 27.82 | |||||
| 29.5 | |||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Late Eocene | Late Chadronian/Middle Chadronian/Early Chadronian | 33.9 | |||
| 37 | |||||||
| Bartonian | Middle Eocene | 37.71 | |||||
| Late Uintan/Early Uintan | 39.7 | ||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||||
| Twinbuttean/Blacksforkian/Gardnerbuttian | 46.2 | ||||||
| Ypresian | Early Eocene | 47.8 | |||||
| Lostcabinian/Lysitean/Graybullian/Sandcouleean | 50.5 | ||||||
| Cf3/Cf2/Cf1 | 54.9 | ||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Late Paleocene | 56 | ||||
| Ti6/Ti5/Ti4/Ti3/Ti2/Ti1 | 56.2 | ||||||
| Selandian | Middle Paleocene | 59.2 | |||||
| To3/To2/To1 | 60.9 | ||||||
| Danian | Early Paleocene | 61.6 | |||||
| Pu3/Pu2/Pu1 | 63.8 | ||||||
| 66 | |||||||