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
- J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
- M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication view
There are 59 timescales which overlap this one. show
Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.
This timescale is used in the definition of 127308 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | Mammal Paleogene Zones | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | 0 | |||||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | |||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | |||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | ||||||
| Chibanian | 0.129 | |||||||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | |||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | |||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | 2.58 | |||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | ||||||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | |||||||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | |||||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | |||||||
| Burdigalian | 15.98 | |||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26 | MP 25 | 23.03 | |
| Rupelian | Kekeamuan | MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21 | 27.82 | |||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian | MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A | 33.9 | ||||
| Bartonian | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | MP 16 | 37.71 | |||||
| Lutetian | MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11 | 41.2 | ||||||
| Ypresian | Bumbanian | MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7 | 47.8 | |||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Gashatan | MP 6 | MP 1 - 5 | 56 | |||
| Selandian | 59.2 | |||||||
| Danian | 61.6 | |||||||
| 66 | ||||||||