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
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
B. D. Webby. 1998. Steps toward a global standard for Ordovician stratigraphy. Newsletters in Stratigraphy 36:1-33 view
J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 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
M. Kretzoi. 1942. Necroteuthis n. g. (Ceph. Dibr., Necroteuthidae N. F.) aus dem Oligozän von Budapest und das system der Dibranchiata. Földtani Közlöny 72:125-238 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.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Ordovician of China			Ordovician of Britain				Ordovician of North America
Ordovician	Late Ordovician	Hirnantian	Hirnantian	Xiaoxita †/Shikou	Wufeng †	Ashgill	Hirnantian			Cincinnatian	Gamachian				443.8
		Katian	Chientangkiangian				Rawtheyan				Gamachian				445.2
							Rawtheyan				Richmondian				446 *
							Cautleyan								448.9 *
							Pusgillian								449.3 *
			Neichianshanian/Hanjiang				Pusgillian								449.5
						Caradoc	Streffordian	Onnian †							449.6 *
											Maysvillian	Rocklandian †/Shermanian/Ashbyan/Kirkfieldian/Blackriveran/Wildernessian/Trentonian/Franklinian			449.8 *
											Edenian				450.4 *
										Mohawkian	Chatfieldian				451.1 *
							Cheneyan								451.5 *
							Burrellian								452.7 *
		Sandbian													453
								Actonian †							453.2 *
								Actonian †			Turinian				453.7 *
								Marshbrookian †	Woolstonian †						454.2 *
								Longvillian †							455.2 *
							Aurelucian								456.8 *
										Whiterockian		Canadian †	Chazyan †/Marmor		457 *
								Soudleyan †/Harnagian/Costonian							457.4 *
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian	Darriwilian	Guniu †/Hulo		Llanvirn	Llandeilian/Llandeilo/Late Llandeilo/Middle Llandeilo/Early Llandeilo/Late Llanvirn								458.4
				Guniu †/Hulo			Abereiddian/Early Llanvirn								461.3 *
				Hunjiang †	Dawan †/Daobaowan/Ningkuo										466.3 *
		Dapingian	Dapingian												467.3
						Arenig	Fennian								468.4 *
											Rangerian				469.1 *
	Early Ordovician	Floian	Yiyangian							Ibexian	Blackhillsian		Jeffersonian †	Cassinian †	470
							Whitlandian				Blackhillsian				471.1 *
							Whitlandian				Tulean				473.9 *
							Moridunian								474.3 *
		Tremadocian	Xinchangian			Tremadoc	Migneintian								477.7
					Lianghekou †										477.9 *
											Stairsian				480.3 *
							Cressagian				Stairsian				480.8 *
							Cressagian				Skullrockian/Demingian				482 *
											Skullrockian/Demingian				485 *
															485.4
															487.5