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. 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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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
- 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
- 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 126163 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | European Faunal Zones | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | |||||||
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Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | 0 | ||||||
Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||||
Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||||
Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | |||||||
Chibanian | 0.129 | ||||||||
Calabrian | 0.774 | ||||||||
Gelasian | MN 17 | 1.8 | |||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | MN 16 | 2.58 | |||||
MN 15 | 3.2 | ||||||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||||||
MN 14 | 4.2 | ||||||||
MN 13 | 4.9 | ||||||||
Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | |||||||
Tortonian | MN 12 | 7.246 | |||||||
MN 11 | 7.75 | ||||||||
MN 10 | 8.7 | ||||||||
MN 9 | 9.7 | ||||||||
MN 7 + 8 | 11.1 | ||||||||
Serravallian | 11.63 | ||||||||
MN 6 | 12.8 * | ||||||||
Langhian | MN 5 | 13.82 | |||||||
Burdigalian | MN 4 | 15.98 | |||||||
MN 3 | 16.9 | ||||||||
MN 2 | 20 | ||||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||||
MN 1 | 22.4 | ||||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | 23.03 | ||||
Rupelian | Kekeamuan | 27.82 | |||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian | 33.9 | ||||||
Bartonian | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | 37.71 | |||||||
Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||||||
Ypresian | Bumbanian | 47.8 | |||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | Gashatan | 56 | ||||||
Selandian | 59.2 | ||||||||
Danian | 61.6 | ||||||||
66 |