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
- B. D. Webby. 1998. Steps toward a global standard for Ordovician stratigraphy. Newsletters in Stratigraphy 36:1-33 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
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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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126662 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 |