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
- M. Kretzoi. 1942. Necroteuthis n. g. (Ceph. Dibr., Necroteuthidae N. F.) aus dem Oligozän von Budapest und das system der Dibranchiata. Földtani Közlöny 72:125-238 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
- 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
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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 126689 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Carbo-Permian of the Russian Platform | Permian of China | Carboniferous of Western Europe | ||||||||
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287.6 | |||||||||||
293.52 | |||||||||||
297.7 | |||||||||||
Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Rusavkinian | Zisongian | Kuzel | 298.9 * | |||||
300.1 | |||||||||||
Stephanian | Stephanian C | 300.3 * | |||||||||
Stephanian B | 300.9 * | ||||||||||
Stephanian A | 301.4 * | ||||||||||
Kasimovian | Dorogomilovian | 303.7 | |||||||||
Khamovnikian | 304.8 | ||||||||||
Cantabrian | 305 * | ||||||||||
Krevyakinian | 305.8 * | ||||||||||
Moscovian | Myachkovian | 307 | |||||||||
Westphalian | Westphalian D | 307.4 * | |||||||||
Podolskian | 308.9 * | ||||||||||
Westphalian C | 309.8 | ||||||||||
Kashirian | 311.4 * | ||||||||||
Vereian | 313.8 | ||||||||||
Westphalian B | 314.6 | ||||||||||
Melekessian | 314.8 | ||||||||||
Bashkirian | 315.2 | ||||||||||
Cheremshanian | 316.9 * | ||||||||||
Westphalian A | 317 * | ||||||||||
Prikamian | 318.6 * | ||||||||||
Namurian | Yeadonian | 318.8 * | |||||||||
Severokeltmian | 319.9 * | ||||||||||
Marsdenian | 320.2 * | ||||||||||
Krasnopolyanian | 321.2 * | ||||||||||
Kinderscoutian | 321.5 * | ||||||||||
Voznesenian | 321.9 * | ||||||||||
Alportian | 322 * | ||||||||||
Chokierian | 323.1 * | ||||||||||
Mississippian | Serpukhovian | Zapaltjubian | 323.2 | ||||||||
Arnsbergian | 324 * | ||||||||||
Protvian | 324.4 * | ||||||||||
Steshevian | 326.8 * | ||||||||||
Pendleian | 327.4 * | ||||||||||
Tarusian | 329 * | ||||||||||
Visean | Venevian | Warnantian | Brigantian † | 330.9 | |||||||
Mikhailovian | 331.9 * | ||||||||||
Aleksinian | 333.7 * | ||||||||||
Tulian | 335.8 * | ||||||||||
Livian | Asbian † | 336.3 * | |||||||||
Bobrikian | 339.9 * | ||||||||||
Moliniacian | Holkerian †/Arundian/Chadian | 340.2 * | |||||||||
Radaevkian | 343.4 * | ||||||||||
Tournaisian | Kosvian | Ivorian | 346.7 | ||||||||
Kizelian | 350.7 * | ||||||||||
Cherepetian | 351.9 * | ||||||||||
Hastarian | 353.7 * | ||||||||||
Karakubian | 354.4 * | ||||||||||
Upinian | 356.3 * | ||||||||||
Malevkian | 357.6 * | ||||||||||
Gumerovian | 358 * | ||||||||||
358.9 |