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, F. P. Agterberg, J. G. Ogg, J. Hardenbol, P. Van Veen, J. Thierry, and Z. Huang. 1995. A Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time scale. SEPM Special Publication 54 view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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
- M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication view
There are 59 timescales which overlap this one. show
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 126606 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Mesozoic Subages | Ammonite Chrons of North America | Ammonite Chrons of Northwest Europe | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic | Late Jurassic | Tithonian | Late Tithonian | Middle Tithonian | 145 | ||||||||||
| Early Tithonian | 146.3 * | ||||||||||||||
| Kimmeridgian | Late Kimmeridgian | 149.2 | |||||||||||||
| Early Kimmeridgian | 152.2 * | ||||||||||||||
| Oxfordian | Late Oxfordian | Middle Oxfordian/Early Oxfordian | 154.8 | ||||||||||||
| 157.9 * | |||||||||||||||
| Middle Jurassic | Callovian | Late Callovian/Middle Callovian/Early Callovian | 161.5 | ||||||||||||
| Bathonian | Late Bathonian/Middle Bathonian/Early Bathonian | 165.3 | |||||||||||||
| Bajocian | Late Bajocian | Epizigzagiceras | Parkinsoni/Garantiana/Subfurcatum/Sauzei/Laeviuscula/Discites | 168.2 | |||||||||||
| Rotundum/Oblatum/Kirschneri/Crassicostatus/Widebayense | Humphresianum | 168.4 | |||||||||||||
| Early Bajocian | 168.6 * | ||||||||||||||
| Aalenian | Late Aalenian/Middle Aalenian/Early Aalenian | Howelli/Scissum/Westermanni | Concavum/Murchisonae/Opalinum | 170.9 | |||||||||||
| Early Jurassic | Toarcian | Late Toarcian | Yakounensis/Hillebrandti/Crassicosta | Levesquei/Variabilis/Bifrons | Thouarsense | 174.7 | |||||||||
| Planulata | 179.3 * | ||||||||||||||
| Arnioceras arnouldi | 179.8 * | ||||||||||||||
| 180.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Middle Toarcian | 180.4 * | ||||||||||||||
| Kanense | 181.3 * | ||||||||||||||
| Serpentinum/Falciferum/Tenuicostatum | 182 | ||||||||||||||
| Carlottense | 182.3 * | ||||||||||||||
| Early Toarcian | 182.9 * | ||||||||||||||
| Kunae | 183.5 * | ||||||||||||||
| Pliensbachian | Late Pliensbachian/Early Pliensbachian | Spinatum/Margaritatus/Davoei/Ibex/Jamesoni | 184.2 | ||||||||||||
| Freboldi | 185.1 * | ||||||||||||||
| Whiteavesi/Imlayi | Tetraspidoceras | 186.2 * | |||||||||||||
| 189.2 * | |||||||||||||||
| Plesechioceras harbledownense/Asteroceras varians/Coroniceras | Canadensis | 190.3 * | |||||||||||||
| Sinemurian | Late Sinemurian/Early Sinemurian | Raricostatum/Oxynotum/Obtusum/Turneri/Semicostatum/Bucklandi | 192.9 | ||||||||||||
| Pseudaetomoceras | Psiloceras | 196.4 * | |||||||||||||
| Franziceras/Euphyllites | 196.5 * | ||||||||||||||
| Hettangian | Late Hettangian/Middle Hettangian/Early Hettangian | Angulata/Liasicus/Planorbis | 199.5 | ||||||||||||
| 201.4 | |||||||||||||||