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
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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
B. D. Webby. 1998. Steps toward a global standard for Ordovician stratigraphy. Newsletters in Stratigraphy 36:1-33 view
D. H. Erwin and S. A. Bowring. 2004. Cambrian time scale. view
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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

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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 Britain				Ordovician of Australia	Cambrian of Siberia	Ordovician of Ibero-Bohemia
Ordovician	Late Ordovician	Hirnantian	Ashgill	Hirnantian			Bolindian		Kosovian				443.8
		Katian		Rawtheyan					Kralodvorian	Bohdalec †			445.2
				Cautleyan									448.9 *
				Cautleyan			Eastonian						449 *
				Pusgillian									449.3 *
			Caradoc	Streffordian	Onnian †								449.6 *
				Streffordian					Berounian				449.7 *
				Cheneyan									451.5 *
				Cheneyan			Gisbornian						452 *
				Burrellian									452.7 *
		Sandbian											453
					Actonian †								453.2 *
					Marshbrookian †	Woolstonian †							454.2 *
					Longvillian †								455.2 *
											Zahorany †/Vinice	Letna †	456.2 *
				Aurelucian									456.8 *
					Soudleyan †/Harnagian/Costonian								457.4 *
					Soudleyan †/Harnagian/Costonian					Liben †			458 *
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian	Llanvirn	Llandeilian/Llandeilo/Late Llandeilo/Middle Llandeilo/Early Llandeilo/Late Llanvirn			Darriwilian						458.4
									Dobrotivian				458.5 *
									Oretanian				459.7 *
				Abereiddian/Early Llanvirn									461.3 *
										Sarka †			461.7 *
		Dapingian					Yapeenian			Klabava †			467.3
									Arenigian				468
			Arenig	Fennian									468.4 *
							Castlemainian						468.5 *
	Early Ordovician	Floian					Chewtonian						470
				Whitlandian			Chewtonian						471.1 *
							Bendigonian						471.8 *
							Lancefieldian						473.5 *
				Moridunian									474.3 *
		Tremadocian	Tremadoc	Migneintian					Tremadocian				477.7
				Cressagian									480.8 *
							Warendian						482.8 *
								Mansian †					483.55 *
								Mansian †					485 *
													485.4