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
- 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
- M. Harzhauser and W. E. Piller. 2004. Integrated stratigraphy of the Sarmatian (Upper Middle Miocene) in the western Central Paratethys. Stratigraphy 1(1):65-86 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
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 126163 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Permian-Jurassic of New Zealand | Ammonite Chrons of Northwest Europe | Central Paratethys Stages | Ten Million Year Bins | ||||||
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Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Cenozoic 6 | 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 | Pannonian | 7.246 | ||||||||
Serravallian | Sarmatian | Cenozoic 5 | 11.63 | |||||||
Badenian | 12.8 * | |||||||||
Langhian | 13.82 | |||||||||
Burdigalian | 15.98 | |||||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Cenozoic 4 | 23.03 | ||||||
Rupelian | 27.82 | |||||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | Cenozoic 3 | 33.9 | |||||||
Bartonian | 37.71 | |||||||||
Lutetian | Cenozoic 2 | 41.2 | ||||||||
Ypresian | 47.8 | |||||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | Cenozoic 1 | 56 | |||||||
Selandian | 59.2 | |||||||||
Danian | 61.6 | |||||||||
Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | Cretaceous 8 | 66 | ||||||
Campanian | Cretaceous 7 | 72.1 | ||||||||
Santonian | Cretaceous 6 | 83.6 | ||||||||
Coniacian | 86.3 | |||||||||
Turonian | 89.8 | |||||||||
Cenomanian | Cretaceous 5 | 93.9 | ||||||||
Early Cretaceous | Albian | Cretaceous 4 | 100.5 | |||||||
Aptian | Cretaceous 3 | 113 | ||||||||
Barremian | Cretaceous 2 | 121.4 | ||||||||
Hauterivian | 125.77 | |||||||||
Valanginian | Cretaceous 1 | 132.6 | ||||||||
Berriasian | 139.8 | |||||||||
Jurassic | Late Jurassic | Tithonian | Oteke | Puaroan | Jurassic 6 | 145 | ||||
Kimmeridgian | Jurassic 5 | 149.2 | ||||||||
Kawhia | Ohauan | 150 | ||||||||
Heterian | 154.5 | |||||||||
Oxfordian | 154.8 | |||||||||
Middle Jurassic | Callovian | 161.5 | ||||||||
Temaikan | 164.3 | |||||||||
Bathonian | Jurassic 4 | 165.3 | ||||||||
Bajocian | Parkinsoni/Garantiana/Subfurcatum/Sauzei/Laeviuscula/Discites | 168.2 | ||||||||
Humphresianum | 168.4 | |||||||||
Aalenian | Concavum/Murchisonae/Opalinum | Jurassic 3 | 170.9 | |||||||
Early Jurassic | Toarcian | Levesquei/Variabilis/Bifrons | Thouarsense | 174.7 | ||||||
Herangi | Ururoan | 176 | ||||||||
180.1 | ||||||||||
Serpentinum/Falciferum/Tenuicostatum | 182 | |||||||||
Pliensbachian | Spinatum/Margaritatus/Davoei/Ibex/Jamesoni | Jurassic 2 | 184.2 | |||||||
Aratauran | 188.9 | |||||||||
Sinemurian | Raricostatum/Oxynotum/Obtusum/Turneri/Semicostatum/Bucklandi | Jurassic 1 | 192.9 | |||||||
Hettangian | Angulata/Liasicus/Planorbis | 199.5 | ||||||||
Triassic | Late Triassic | Rhaetian | Balfour | Otapirian | Triassic 4 | 201.4 | ||||
Norian | Warepan | 208.5 | ||||||||
Otamitan | 217 | |||||||||
Oretian | 221 | |||||||||
Carnian | Triassic 3 | 227 | ||||||||
Gore | Kaihikuan | 227.5 | ||||||||
Middle Triassic | Ladinian | Triassic 2 | 237 | |||||||
Etalian | 238 | |||||||||
Anisian | 242 | |||||||||
Malakovian | 246 | |||||||||
Early Triassic | Olenekian | Triassic 1 | 247.2 | |||||||
Nelsonian | 249 | |||||||||
Induan | 251.2 | |||||||||
DUrville | Makarewan | 251.5 | ||||||||
251.902 | ||||||||||
253.2 | ||||||||||
259.51 |