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
- 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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
- M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
- P. L. Gibbard, M. J. Head, and M. J. C. Walker. 2010. Formal ratification of the Quaternary System/Period and the Pleistocene Series/Epoch with a base at 2.58 Ma. Journal of Quaternary Science 25(2):96-102 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 125984 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | North American Mammal Subages/Zones | Cenozoic Subepochs | Mammal Paleogene Zones | Cenozoic Subepochs of Southern Europe | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | 0 | ||||||||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Sheridanian | Late Pleistocene | Tarantian | 0.0117 | ||||||
| Chibanian | Middle Pleistocene | Ionian | 0.129 | ||||||||
| Cudahyan/Sappan | 0.21 | ||||||||||
| Calabrian | Early Pleistocene | 0.774 | |||||||||
| Senecan/Rexroadian | 1.4 | ||||||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Late Pliocene | 2.58 | |||||||
| Zanclean | Early Pliocene | 3.6 | |||||||||
| Late Hemphillian/late Early Hemphillian/early Early Hemphillian | 4.7 | ||||||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Late Miocene | 5.333 | ||||||||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||||||||
| Late Clarendonian/Early Clarendonian | 9.4 | ||||||||||
| Serravallian | Middle Miocene | 11.63 | |||||||||
| late Late Barstovian/early Late Barstovian/Early Barstovian | 12.5 | ||||||||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | ||||||||||
| Burdigalian | Early Miocene | 15.98 | |||||||||
| Late Hemingfordian/Early Hemingfordian | 16.3 | ||||||||||
| late Late Arikareean/early Late Arikareean/late Early Arikareean/early Early Arikareean | Harrisonian | 18.5 | |||||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Late Oligocene | MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26 | MP 25 | 23.03 | |||||
| Monroecreekian | 23.1 * | ||||||||||
| Geringian | 24.7 * | ||||||||||
| Rupelian | Early Oligocene | MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21 | 27.82 | ||||||||
| 29.5 | |||||||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Late Chadronian/Middle Chadronian/Early Chadronian | Late Eocene | MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A | 33.9 | ||||||
| 37 | |||||||||||
| Bartonian | Middle Eocene | MP 16 | 37.71 | ||||||||
| Late Uintan/Early Uintan | 39.7 | ||||||||||
| Lutetian | MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11 | 41.2 | |||||||||
| Twinbuttean/Blacksforkian/Gardnerbuttian | 46.2 | ||||||||||
| Ypresian | Early Eocene | MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7 | 47.8 | ||||||||
| Lostcabinian/Lysitean/Graybullian/Sandcouleean | 50.5 | ||||||||||
| Cf3/Cf2/Cf1 | 54.9 | ||||||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Late Paleocene | MP 6 | MP 1 - 5 | 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 | |||||||||||