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
- 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. 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
- 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
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 | North American Land Mammal Ages | European Faunal Units | European Faunal Zones | ||||
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1.4 | |||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Blancan | Villanyian | MN 16 | 2.58 | |
Ruscinian | 3.1 * | ||||||
MN 15 | 3.2 | ||||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||||
MN 14 | 4.2 | ||||||
Hemphillian | 4.7 | ||||||
MN 13 | 4.9 | ||||||
Miocene | Messinian | Turolian | 5.333 | ||||
Tortonian | MN 12 | 7.246 | |||||
MN 11 | 7.75 | ||||||
Vallesian | MN 10 | 8.7 | |||||
Clarendonian | 9.4 | ||||||
MN 9 | 9.7 | ||||||
MN 7 + 8 | 11.1 | ||||||
Serravallian | Astaracian | 11.63 | |||||
Barstovian | 12.5 | ||||||
MN 6 | 12.8 * | ||||||
Langhian | MN 5 | 13.82 | |||||
Burdigalian | Orleanian | MN 4 | 15.98 | ||||
Hemingfordian | 16.3 | ||||||
MN 3 | 16.9 | ||||||
Arikareean | 18.5 | ||||||
Agenian | MN 2 | 20 | |||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||
MN 1 | 22.4 | ||||||
23.03 | |||||||
29.5 |