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
- M. O. Woodburne. 1987. A prospectus of the North American Mammal Ages. In: Woodburne, M. O. (ed.), Cenozoic Mammals of North America. University of California Press, Berkelery, CA 285-290 view
- J. Alroy. 2000. New methods for quantifying macroevolutionary patterns and processes. Paleobiology 26(4):707-733 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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126606 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | North American Mammal Subages/Zones | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.5 | ||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | late Late Arikareean/early Late Arikareean/late Early Arikareean/early Early Arikareean | Harrisonian | 23.03 | |
| Monroecreekian | 23.1 * | |||||
| Geringian | 24.7 * | |||||
| Rupelian | 27.82 | |||||
| 29.5 | ||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Late Chadronian/Middle Chadronian/Early Chadronian | 33.9 | |||
| 37 | ||||||
| Bartonian | 37.71 | |||||
| Late Uintan/Early Uintan | 39.7 | |||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | |||||
| Twinbuttean/Blacksforkian/Gardnerbuttian | 46.2 | |||||
| Ypresian | 47.8 | |||||
| Lostcabinian/Lysitean/Graybullian/Sandcouleean | 50.5 | |||||
| Cf3/Cf2/Cf1 | 54.9 | |||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | 56 | ||||
| Ti6/Ti5/Ti4/Ti3/Ti2/Ti1 | 56.2 | |||||
| Selandian | 59.2 | |||||
| To3/To2/To1 | 60.9 | |||||
| Danian | 61.6 | |||||
| Pu3/Pu2/Pu1 | 63.8 | |||||
| 66 | ||||||