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
- 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. 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. 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
- 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 | Obsolete Names for ICS Units | European Faunal Zones | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Wanganui | Haweran | 0 | |||||
Northgrippian | 0.0042 | |||||||||
Greenlandian | 0.0082 | |||||||||
Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | ||||||||
Chibanian | 0.129 | |||||||||
Castlecliffian | 0.34 | |||||||||
Calabrian | 0.774 | |||||||||
Nukumaruan | 1.63 | |||||||||
Gelasian | MN 17 | 1.8 | ||||||||
Mangapanian | 2.4 | |||||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Tertiary † | MN 16 | 2.58 | |||||
Waipipian | 3 | |||||||||
MN 15 | 3.2 | |||||||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||||||
Opoitian | 3.7 | |||||||||
MN 14 | 4.2 | |||||||||
MN 13 | 4.9 | |||||||||
Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | 5.333 | ||||||
Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | |||||||||
Tortonian | MN 12 | 7.246 | ||||||||
MN 11 | 7.75 | |||||||||
MN 10 | 8.7 | |||||||||
MN 9 | 9.7 | |||||||||
Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | ||||||||
MN 7 + 8 | 11.1 | |||||||||
Serravallian | 11.63 | |||||||||
MN 6 | 12.8 * | |||||||||
Lillburnian | 13.05 | |||||||||
Langhian | MN 5 | 13.82 | ||||||||
Clifdenian | 15.1 | |||||||||
Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | ||||||||
Burdigalian | MN 4 | 15.98 | ||||||||
MN 3 | 16.9 | |||||||||
Otaian | 18.7 | |||||||||
MN 2 | 20 | |||||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||
Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | ||||||||
MN 1 | 22.4 | |||||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | 23.03 | |||||
Duntroonian | 25.2 | |||||||||
Whaingaroan | 27.3 | |||||||||
Rupelian | Kekeamuan | 27.82 | ||||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian | 33.9 | |||||||
Arnold | Runangan | 34.6 | ||||||||
Kaiatan | 36.7 | |||||||||
Bartonian | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | 37.71 | ||||||||
Bortonian | 39.1 | |||||||||
Lutetian | 41.2 | |||||||||
Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | ||||||||
Heretaungan | 45.7 | |||||||||
Ypresian | Bumbanian | 47.8 | ||||||||
Mangaorapan | 48.9 | |||||||||
Waipawan | 52 | |||||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | Teurian | Gashatan | 56 | ||||||
Selandian | 59.2 | |||||||||
Danian | 61.6 | |||||||||
66 |