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
- 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
- B. D. Webby. 1998. Steps toward a global standard for Ordovician stratigraphy. Newsletters in Stratigraphy 36:1-33 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
- 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 | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | European Faunal Zones | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Wanganui | Haweran | 0 | ||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | |||||
| Chibanian | 0.129 | ||||||
| Castlecliffian | 0.34 | ||||||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | ||||||
| Nukumaruan | 1.63 | ||||||
| Gelasian | MN 17 | 1.8 | |||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | ||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | MN 16 | 2.58 | |||
| Waipipian | 3 | ||||||
| MN 15 | 3.2 | ||||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||||
| Opoitian | 3.7 | ||||||
| MN 14 | 4.2 | ||||||
| MN 13 | 4.9 | ||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | 5.333 | |||
| Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | ||||||
| Tortonian | MN 12 | 7.246 | |||||
| MN 11 | 7.75 | ||||||
| MN 10 | 8.7 | ||||||
| MN 9 | 9.7 | ||||||
| Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | |||||
| MN 7 + 8 | 11.1 | ||||||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | ||||||
| MN 6 | 12.8 * | ||||||
| Lillburnian | 13.05 | ||||||
| Langhian | MN 5 | 13.82 | |||||
| Clifdenian | 15.1 | ||||||
| Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | |||||
| Burdigalian | MN 4 | 15.98 | |||||
| MN 3 | 16.9 | ||||||
| Otaian | 18.7 | ||||||
| MN 2 | 20 | ||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||
| Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | |||||
| MN 1 | 22.4 | ||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 | ||||
| Duntroonian | 25.2 | ||||||
| Whaingaroan | 27.3 | ||||||
| Rupelian | 27.82 | ||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | 33.9 | |||||
| Arnold | Runangan | 34.6 | |||||
| Kaiatan | 36.7 | ||||||
| Bartonian | 37.71 | ||||||
| Bortonian | 39.1 | ||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||||
| Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | |||||
| Heretaungan | 45.7 | ||||||
| Ypresian | 47.8 | ||||||
| Mangaorapan | 48.9 | ||||||
| Waipawan | 52 | ||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Teurian | 56 | ||||
| Selandian | 59.2 | ||||||
| Danian | 61.6 | ||||||
| 66 | |||||||