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, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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
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 126192 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cenozoic Subepochs | North American Land Mammal Ages | Central Paratethys Stages | |||||||||
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Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Saintaugustinean | 0 | ||||||||
Santarosean | 0.0004 | |||||||||||
Northgrippian | 0.0042 | |||||||||||
Greenlandian | 0.0082 | |||||||||||
Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | |||||||||
Rancholabrean | 0.014 | |||||||||||
Chibanian | Middle Pleistocene | 0.129 | ||||||||||
Irvingtonian | 0.21 | |||||||||||
Calabrian | Early Pleistocene | 0.774 | ||||||||||
Blancan | 1.4 | |||||||||||
Gelasian | 1.8 | |||||||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Late Pliocene | 2.58 | ||||||||
Zanclean | Early Pliocene | 3.6 | ||||||||||
Hemphillian | 4.7 | |||||||||||
Miocene | Messinian | Late Miocene | 5.333 | |||||||||
Tortonian | Pannonian | 7.246 | ||||||||||
Clarendonian | 9.4 | |||||||||||
Serravallian | Middle Miocene | Sarmatian | 11.63 | |||||||||
Barstovian | 12.5 | |||||||||||
Badenian | 12.8 * | |||||||||||
Langhian | 13.82 | |||||||||||
Burdigalian | Early Miocene | 15.98 | ||||||||||
Hemingfordian | 16.3 | |||||||||||
Arikareean | 18.5 | |||||||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Late Oligocene | 23.03 | ||||||||
Rupelian | Early Oligocene | 27.82 | ||||||||||
Whitneyan | 29.5 | |||||||||||
Orellan | 31.8 | |||||||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | Late Eocene | Chadronian | 33.9 | ||||||||
Duchesnean | 37 | |||||||||||
Bartonian | Middle Eocene | 37.71 | ||||||||||
Uintan | 39.7 | |||||||||||
Lutetian | 41.2 | |||||||||||
Bridgerian | 46.2 | |||||||||||
Ypresian | Early Eocene | 47.8 | ||||||||||
Wasatchian | 50.5 | |||||||||||
Clarkforkian | 54.9 | |||||||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | Late Paleocene | 56 | |||||||||
Tiffanian | 56.2 | |||||||||||
Selandian | Middle Paleocene | 59.2 | ||||||||||
Torrejonian | 60.9 | |||||||||||
Danian | Early Paleocene | 61.6 | ||||||||||
Puercan | 63.8 | |||||||||||
66 |