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
M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication 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
M. O. Woodburne. 1987. A prospectus of the North American Mammal Ages. In: Woodburne, M. O. (ed.), Cenozoic Mammals of North America. University of California Press, Berkelery, CA 285-290 view
J. Alroy. 2000. New methods for quantifying macroevolutionary patterns and processes. Paleobiology 26(4):707-733 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, 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

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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			Ammonite Chrons of Northwest Europe		Ammonite Chrons of North America			Mesozoic Subages
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian						Late Tithonian	Middle Tithonian	145
		Tithonian						Early Tithonian	Middle Tithonian	146.3 *
		Kimmeridgian						Late Kimmeridgian		149.2
		Kimmeridgian						Early Kimmeridgian		152.2 *
		Oxfordian						Late Oxfordian	Middle Oxfordian/Early Oxfordian	154.8
		Oxfordian							Middle Oxfordian/Early Oxfordian	157.9 *
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian						Late Callovian/Middle Callovian/Early Callovian		161.5
		Bathonian						Late Bathonian/Middle Bathonian/Early Bathonian		165.3
		Bajocian	Parkinsoni/Garantiana/Subfurcatum/Sauzei/Laeviuscula/Discites		Epizigzagiceras			Late Bajocian		168.2
				Humphresianum	Rotundum/Oblatum/Kirschneri/Crassicostatus/Widebayense			Late Bajocian		168.4
				Humphresianum	Rotundum/Oblatum/Kirschneri/Crassicostatus/Widebayense			Early Bajocian		168.6 *
		Aalenian	Concavum/Murchisonae/Opalinum		Howelli/Scissum/Westermanni			Late Aalenian/Middle Aalenian/Early Aalenian		170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian	Levesquei/Variabilis/Bifrons	Thouarsense	Yakounensis/Hillebrandti/Crassicosta			Late Toarcian		174.7
					Planulata					179.3 *
							Arnioceras arnouldi			179.8 *
										180.1
								Middle Toarcian		180.4 *
					Kanense					181.3 *
			Serpentinum/Falciferum/Tenuicostatum		Kanense					182
					Carlottense					182.3 *
					Carlottense			Early Toarcian		182.9 *
					Kunae			Early Toarcian		183.5 *
		Pliensbachian	Spinatum/Margaritatus/Davoei/Ibex/Jamesoni		Kunae			Late Pliensbachian/Early Pliensbachian		184.2
					Freboldi					185.1 *
					Whiteavesi/Imlayi	Tetraspidoceras				186.2 *
						Tetraspidoceras				189.2 *
					Plesechioceras harbledownense/Asteroceras varians/Coroniceras	Canadensis				190.3 *
		Sinemurian	Raricostatum/Oxynotum/Obtusum/Turneri/Semicostatum/Bucklandi					Late Sinemurian/Early Sinemurian		192.9
					Pseudaetomoceras		Psiloceras			196.4 *
					Franziceras/Euphyllites					196.5 *
		Hettangian	Angulata/Liasicus/Planorbis		Franziceras/Euphyllites			Late Hettangian/Middle Hettangian/Early Hettangian		199.5
										201.4