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
- A. G. Sennikov and V. K. Golubev. 2006. Vyazniki Biotic Assemblage of the Terminal Permian. Paleontological Journal 40(suppl. 4):S475-S481 view
- J. A. Lillegraven and M. C. McKenna. 1986. Fossil mammals from the "Mesaverde" Formation (Late Cretaceous, Judithian) of the Bighorn and Wind River basins, Wyoming, with definitions of Late Cretaceous North American Land-Mammal "Ages". American Museum Novitates 2840:1-68 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
- F. F. Steininger, W. A. Berggren, D. V. Kent, R. L. Bernor, S. Sen and J. Agusti. 1996. Circum-Mediterranean Neogene (Miocene and Pliocene) marine-continental chronologic correlations of European mammal units. The Evolution of Western Eurasian Neogene Mammal Faunas (eds. R. L. Bernor, V. Fahlbusch, and H.-W. Mittmann) 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 127258 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | European Faunal Zones | ||||||||
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Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | MN 16 | 2.58 | |||||
MN 15 | 3.2 | ||||||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||||||
MN 14 | 4.2 | ||||||||
MN 13 | 4.9 | ||||||||
Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | |||||||
Tortonian | MN 12 | 7.246 | |||||||
MN 11 | 7.75 | ||||||||
MN 10 | 8.7 | ||||||||
MN 9 | 9.7 | ||||||||
MN 7 + 8 | 11.1 | ||||||||
Serravallian | 11.63 | ||||||||
MN 6 | 12.8 * | ||||||||
Langhian | MN 5 | 13.82 | |||||||
Burdigalian | MN 4 | 15.98 | |||||||
MN 3 | 16.9 | ||||||||
MN 2 | 20 | ||||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||||
MN 1 | 22.4 | ||||||||
23.03 |