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
- J. I. Raine, A. G. Beu, A. F. Boyes, H. J. Campbell, R. A. Cooper, J. S. Crampton, M. P. Crundwell, C. J. Hollis, and H. E. G. Morgans. 2015. Revised Calibration of the New Zealand Geological Timescale: NZGT2015/1. GNS Science Report 2012(39) 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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
- F. M. Gradstein, F. P. Agterberg, J. G. Ogg, J. Hardenbol, P. Van Veen, J. Thierry, and Z. Huang. 1995. A Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time scale. SEPM Special Publication 54 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
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 125957 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Permian-Jurassic of New Zealand | Mesozoic Subages | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic | Late Jurassic | Tithonian | Oteke | Puaroan | Late Tithonian | Middle Tithonian | 145 | |||
| Early Tithonian | 146.3 * | |||||||||
| Kimmeridgian | Late Kimmeridgian | 149.2 | ||||||||
| Kawhia | Ohauan | 150 | ||||||||
| Early Kimmeridgian | 152.2 * | |||||||||
| Heterian | 154.5 | |||||||||
| Oxfordian | Late Oxfordian | Middle Oxfordian/Early Oxfordian | 154.8 | |||||||
| 157.9 * | ||||||||||
| Middle Jurassic | Callovian | Late Callovian/Middle Callovian/Early Callovian | 161.5 | |||||||
| Temaikan | 164.3 | |||||||||
| Bathonian | Late Bathonian/Middle Bathonian/Early Bathonian | 165.3 | ||||||||
| Bajocian | Late Bajocian | 168.2 | ||||||||
| Early Bajocian | 168.6 * | |||||||||
| Aalenian | Late Aalenian/Middle Aalenian/Early Aalenian | 170.9 | ||||||||
| Early Jurassic | Toarcian | Late Toarcian | 174.7 | |||||||
| Herangi | Ururoan | 176 | ||||||||
| Middle Toarcian | 180.4 * | |||||||||
| Early Toarcian | 182.9 * | |||||||||
| Pliensbachian | Late Pliensbachian/Early Pliensbachian | 184.2 | ||||||||
| Aratauran | 188.9 | |||||||||
| Sinemurian | Late Sinemurian/Early Sinemurian | 192.9 | ||||||||
| Hettangian | Late Hettangian/Middle Hettangian/Early Hettangian | 199.5 | ||||||||
| 201.4 | ||||||||||