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
- 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. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 view
- M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication 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 126149 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | Mammal Paleogene Zones | Cenozoic Subepochs | ||||||||||
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Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | 0 | ||||||||||
Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||||||||
Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||||||||
Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | ||||||||||
Chibanian | Middle Pleistocene | 0.129 | |||||||||||
Calabrian | Early Pleistocene | 0.774 | |||||||||||
Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||||||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Late Pliocene | 2.58 | |||||||||
Zanclean | Early Pliocene | 3.6 | |||||||||||
Miocene | Messinian | Late Miocene | 5.333 | ||||||||||
Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||||||||||
Serravallian | Middle Miocene | 11.63 | |||||||||||
Langhian | 13.82 | ||||||||||||
Burdigalian | Early Miocene | 15.98 | |||||||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26 | MP 25 | Late Oligocene | 23.03 | |||||
Rupelian | Kekeamuan | MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21 | Early Oligocene | 27.82 | |||||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian | MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A | Late Eocene | 33.9 | ||||||||
Bartonian | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | MP 16 | Middle Eocene | 37.71 | |||||||||
Lutetian | MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11 | 41.2 | |||||||||||
Ypresian | Bumbanian | MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7 | Early Eocene | 47.8 | |||||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | Gashatan | MP 6 | MP 1 - 5 | Late Paleocene | 56 | |||||||
Selandian | Middle Paleocene | 59.2 | |||||||||||
Danian | Early Paleocene | 61.6 | |||||||||||
66 |