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
- 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
- J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126699 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | Cenozoic Subepochs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | Late Oligocene | 23.03 | |||||
| Rupelian | Kekeamuan | Early Oligocene | 27.82 | ||||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian | Late Eocene | 33.9 | |||||||
| Bartonian | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | Middle Eocene | 37.71 | ||||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||||||||
| Ypresian | Bumbanian | Early Eocene | 47.8 | ||||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Gashatan | Late Paleocene | 56 | |||||||
| Selandian | Middle Paleocene | 59.2 | |||||||||
| Danian | Early Paleocene | 61.6 | |||||||||
| 66 | |||||||||||