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. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 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. 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
There are 59 timescales which overlap this one. show
Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126165 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | Obsolete Names for ICS Units | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.58 | |||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | Tertiary † | 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 | |||||||||