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
- 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
- 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, 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
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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.
Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126163 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Mammal Paleogene Zones | European Faunal Units | Obsolete Names for ICS Units | 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 | 1.8 | |||||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Villanyian | Tertiary † | 2.58 | |||||
Ruscinian | 3.1 * | |||||||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||||||
Miocene | Messinian | Turolian | 5.333 | |||||||
Tortonian | 7.246 | |||||||||
Vallesian | 8.7 | |||||||||
Serravallian | Astaracian | 11.63 | ||||||||
Langhian | 13.82 | |||||||||
Burdigalian | Orleanian | 15.98 | ||||||||
Agenian | 20 | |||||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26 | MP 25 | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | 23.03 | |||
Rupelian | MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21 | Kekeamuan | 27.82 | |||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A | Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian | 33.9 | ||||||
Bartonian | MP 16 | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | 37.71 | |||||||
Lutetian | MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11 | 41.2 | ||||||||
Ypresian | MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7 | Bumbanian | 47.8 | |||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | MP 6 | MP 1 - 5 | Gashatan | 56 | |||||
Selandian | 59.2 | |||||||||
Danian | 61.6 | |||||||||
66 |