PBDB Interval

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. Harzhauser and W. E. Piller. 2004. Integrated stratigraphy of the Sarmatian (Upper Middle Miocene) in the western Central Paratethys. Stratigraphy 1(1):65-86 view
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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

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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.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Central Paratethys Stages		Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Carbo-Permian of the Russian Platform
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan			Wanganui	Haweran		0
		Northgrippian						0.0042
		Greenlandian						0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene						0.0117
		Chibanian						0.129
		Chibanian				Castlecliffian		0.34
		Calabrian				Castlecliffian		0.774
		Calabrian				Nukumaruan		1.63
		Gelasian				Nukumaruan		1.8
		Gelasian				Mangapanian		2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian				Mangapanian		2.58
		Piacenzian				Waipipian		3
		Zanclean				Waipipian		3.6
		Zanclean				Opoitian		3.7
	Miocene	Messinian			Taranaki	Kapitean		5.333
		Messinian				Tongaporutuan		7.2
		Tortonian	Pannonian			Tongaporutuan		7.246
		Tortonian	Pannonian		Southland	Waiauan		11.04
		Serravallian	Sarmatian					11.63
			Badenian					12.8 *
			Badenian			Lillburnian		13.05
		Langhian				Lillburnian		13.82
						Clifdenian		15.1
					Pareora	Altonian		15.9
		Burdigalian				Altonian		15.98
		Burdigalian				Otaian		18.7
		Aquitanian				Otaian		20.44
		Aquitanian			Landon	Waitakian		21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian				Waitakian		23.03
						Duntroonian		25.2
						Whaingaroan		27.3
		Rupelian						27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian						33.9
					Arnold	Runangan		34.6
						Kaiatan		36.7
		Bartonian				Kaiatan		37.71
		Bartonian				Bortonian		39.1
		Lutetian				Bortonian		41.2
					Dannevirke	Porangan		42.6
						Heretaungan		45.7
		Ypresian				Heretaungan		47.8
						Mangaorapan		48.9
						Waipawan		52
	Paleocene	Thanetian				Teurian		56
		Selandian						59.2
		Danian						61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian			Mata	Haumurian		66
		Campanian				Haumurian		72.1
		Santonian				Piripauan		83.6
		Santonian			Raukumara	Teratan		86.1
		Coniacian						86.3
		Turonian						89.8
						Mangaotanean		90.5
						Arowhanan		93.7
		Cenomanian				Arowhanan		93.9
					Clarence	Ngaterian		95.2
						Motuan		99.5
	Early Cretaceous	Albian				Motuan		100.5
						Urutawan		103.3
					Taitai	Korangan		108.4
		Aptian				Korangan		113
		Aptian						117.5
		Barremian						121.4
		Hauterivian						125.77
		Valanginian		132.6
		Berriasian		139.8
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian			145
		Kimmeridgian			149.2
		Oxfordian			154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian			161.5
		Bathonian			165.3
		Bajocian			168.2
		Aalenian			170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian			174.7
		Pliensbachian			184.2
		Sinemurian			192.9
		Hettangian			199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian			201.4
		Norian			208.5
		Carnian			227
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian			237
	Middle Triassic	Anisian			242
	Early Triassic	Olenekian			247.2
	Early Triassic	Induan			251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian			Melekhovian		251.902
	Lopingian	Wuchiapingian	254.14
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	259.51
		Wordian	264.28
		Wordian	Noginskian		264.9 *
		Roadian			266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian			273.01
		Kungurian	Pavlovoposadian		276.8 *
		Artinskian	Pavlovoposadian		283.5
		Artinskian	Rusavkinian		287.6 *
		Sakmarian			290.1
		Asselian			293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian			298.9
		Kasimovian	Dorogomilovian		303.7
			Khamovnikian		304.8
			Krevyakinian		305.8 *
		Moscovian	Myachkovian		307
			Podolskian		308.9 *
			Kashirian		311.4 *
			Vereian		313.8
			Melekessian		314.8
		Bashkirian	Melekessian		315.2
			Cheremshanian		316.9 *
			Prikamian		318.6 *
			Severokeltmian		319.9 *
			Krasnopolyanian		321.2 *
			Voznesenian		321.9 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian	Zapaltjubian		323.2
			Protvian		324.4 *
			Steshevian		326.8 *
			Tarusian		329 *
		Visean	Venevian		330.9
			Mikhailovian		331.9 *
			Aleksinian		333.7 *
			Tulian		335.8 *
			Bobrikian		339.9 *
			Radaevkian		343.4 *
		Tournaisian	Kosvian		346.7
			Kizelian		350.7 *
			Cherepetian		351.9 *
			Karakubian		354.4 *
			Upinian		356.3 *
			Malevkian		357.6 *
			Gumerovian		358 *
Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian			358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian			372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian		382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian		387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian		393.3
		Pragian		407.6
		Lochkovian		410.8
								419.2