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
- A. D. Barnosky, M. Holmes, R. Kirchholtes, E. Lindsey, K.C. Maguire, A.W. Poust, M.A. Stegner, J. Sunseri, B. Swartz, J. Swift, N.A. Villavicencio and G. Wogan. 2014. Prelude to the Anthropocene: Two new North American Land Mammal Ages (NALMAs). The Anthropocene Review I(3):225-242 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
- 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
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 126162 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | North American Land Mammal Ages | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | |||||||
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Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Saintaugustinean | 0 | |||||
Santarosean | 0.0004 | ||||||||
Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||||
Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||||
Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | |||||||
Rancholabrean | 0.014 | ||||||||
Chibanian | 0.129 | ||||||||
Irvingtonian | 0.21 | ||||||||
Calabrian | 0.774 | ||||||||
Blancan | 1.4 | ||||||||
Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | 2.58 | ||||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||||||
Hemphillian | 4.7 | ||||||||
Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | |||||||
Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||||||
Clarendonian | 9.4 | ||||||||
Serravallian | 11.63 | ||||||||
Barstovian | 12.5 | ||||||||
Langhian | 13.82 | ||||||||
Burdigalian | 15.98 | ||||||||
Hemingfordian | 16.3 | ||||||||
Arikareean | 18.5 | ||||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | 23.03 | ||||
Rupelian | Kekeamuan | 27.82 | |||||||
Whitneyan | 29.5 | ||||||||
Orellan | 31.8 | ||||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | Chadronian | Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian | 33.9 | |||||
Duchesnean | 37 | ||||||||
Bartonian | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | 37.71 | |||||||
Uintan | 39.7 | ||||||||
Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||||||
Bridgerian | 46.2 | ||||||||
Ypresian | Bumbanian | 47.8 | |||||||
Wasatchian | 50.5 | ||||||||
Clarkforkian | 54.9 | ||||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | Gashatan | 56 | ||||||
Tiffanian | 56.2 | ||||||||
Selandian | 59.2 | ||||||||
Torrejonian | 60.9 | ||||||||
Danian | 61.6 | ||||||||
Puercan | 63.8 | ||||||||
66 |