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. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication 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
- 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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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
- 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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126458 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Mammal Paleogene Zones | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | Cenozoic Subepochs | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.7 | ||||||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26 | MP 25 | Landon | Waitakian | Late Oligocene | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | 23.03 | ||
| Duntroonian | 25.2 | |||||||||||
| Whaingaroan | 27.3 | |||||||||||
| Rupelian | MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21 | Early Oligocene | Kekeamuan | 27.82 | ||||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A | Late Eocene | Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian | 33.9 | |||||||
| Arnold | Runangan | 34.6 | ||||||||||
| Kaiatan | 36.7 | |||||||||||
| Bartonian | MP 16 | Middle Eocene | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | 37.71 | ||||||||
| Bortonian | 39.1 | |||||||||||
| Lutetian | MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11 | 41.2 | ||||||||||
| Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | ||||||||||
| Heretaungan | 45.7 | |||||||||||
| Ypresian | MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7 | Early Eocene | Bumbanian | 47.8 | ||||||||
| Mangaorapan | 48.9 | |||||||||||
| Waipawan | 52 | |||||||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | MP 6 | MP 1 - 5 | Teurian | Late Paleocene | Gashatan | 56 | |||||
| Selandian | Middle Paleocene | 59.2 | ||||||||||
| Danian | Early Paleocene | 61.6 | ||||||||||
| 66 | ||||||||||||