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
- 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
- M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication 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 127356 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Obsolete Names for ICS Units | European Faunal Zones | Mammal Paleogene Zones | |||||
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Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | 0 | |||||
Northgrippian | 0.0042 | |||||||
Greenlandian | 0.0082 | |||||||
Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | ||||||
Chibanian | 0.129 | |||||||
Calabrian | 0.774 | |||||||
Gelasian | MN 17 | 1.8 | ||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Tertiary † | 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 | |||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26 | MP 25 | 23.03 | |||
Rupelian | MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21 | 27.82 | ||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A | 33.9 | |||||
Bartonian | MP 16 | 37.71 | ||||||
Lutetian | MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11 | 41.2 | ||||||
Ypresian | MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7 | 47.8 | ||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | MP 6 | MP 1 - 5 | 56 | ||||
Selandian | 59.2 | |||||||
Danian | 61.6 | |||||||
66 |