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. 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, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
- J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 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 126173 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ten Million Year Bins | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | ||||||||
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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 | 7.246 | |||||||||
Serravallian | Cenozoic 5 | 11.63 | ||||||||
Langhian | 13.82 | |||||||||
Burdigalian | 15.98 | |||||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Cenozoic 4 | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | 23.03 | ||||
Rupelian | Kekeamuan | 27.82 | ||||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | Cenozoic 3 | Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian | 33.9 | ||||||
Bartonian | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | 37.71 | ||||||||
Lutetian | Cenozoic 2 | 41.2 | ||||||||
Ypresian | Bumbanian | 47.8 | ||||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | Cenozoic 1 | Gashatan | 56 | ||||||
Selandian | 59.2 | |||||||||
Danian | 61.6 | |||||||||
66 |