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, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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
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 126691 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Obsolete Carboniferous Ages of China | Cambrian Epochs | Cenozoic Subepochs | Obsolete Names for ICS Units | |||||
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Quaternary | Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | |||||
Chibanian | Middle Pleistocene | 0.129 | |||||||
Calabrian | Early Pleistocene | 0.774 | |||||||
Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Late Pliocene | Tertiary † | 2.58 | ||||
Zanclean | Early Pliocene | 3.6 | |||||||
Miocene | Messinian | Late Miocene | 5.333 | ||||||
Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||||||
Serravallian | Middle Miocene | 11.63 | |||||||
Langhian | 13.82 | ||||||||
Burdigalian | Early Miocene | 15.98 | |||||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Late Oligocene | 23.03 | |||||
Rupelian | Early Oligocene | 27.82 | |||||||
Eocene | Priabonian | Late Eocene | 33.9 | ||||||
Bartonian | Middle Eocene | 37.71 | |||||||
Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||||||
Ypresian | Early Eocene | 47.8 | |||||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | Late Paleocene | 56 | ||||||
Selandian | Middle Paleocene | 59.2 | |||||||
Danian | Early Paleocene | 61.6 | |||||||
Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | 66 | ||||||
Campanian | 72.1 | ||||||||
Santonian | 83.6 | ||||||||
Coniacian | 86.3 | ||||||||
Turonian | 89.8 | ||||||||
Cenomanian | 93.9 | ||||||||
Early Cretaceous | Albian | 100.5 | |||||||
Aptian | 113 | ||||||||
Barremian | 121.4 | ||||||||
Hauterivian | 125.77 | ||||||||
Valanginian | 132.6 | ||||||||
Berriasian | 139.8 | ||||||||
Jurassic | Late Jurassic | Tithonian | 145 | ||||||
Kimmeridgian | 149.2 | ||||||||
Oxfordian | 154.8 | ||||||||
Middle Jurassic | Callovian | 161.5 | |||||||
Bathonian | 165.3 | ||||||||
Bajocian | 168.2 | ||||||||
Aalenian | 170.9 | ||||||||
Early Jurassic | Toarcian | 174.7 | |||||||
Pliensbachian | 184.2 | ||||||||
Sinemurian | 192.9 | ||||||||
Hettangian | 199.5 | ||||||||
Triassic | Late Triassic | Rhaetian | 201.4 | ||||||
Norian | 208.5 | ||||||||
Carnian | 227 | ||||||||
Middle Triassic | Ladinian | 237 | |||||||
Anisian | 242 | ||||||||
Early Triassic | Olenekian | 247.2 | |||||||
Induan | 251.2 | ||||||||
Permian | Lopingian | Changhsingian | 251.902 | ||||||
Wuchiapingian | Longtanian † | 254.14 | |||||||
Guadalupian | Capitanian | 259.51 | |||||||
Wordian | 264.28 | ||||||||
Roadian | 266.9 | ||||||||
Cisuralian | Kungurian | 273.01 | |||||||
Artinskian | 283.5 | ||||||||
Sakmarian | 290.1 | ||||||||
Asselian | 293.52 | ||||||||
Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | Mapingian † | 298.9 | |||||
Kasimovian | 303.7 | ||||||||
305.9 | |||||||||
Moscovian | 307 | ||||||||
Bashkirian | 315.2 | ||||||||
Mississippian | Serpukhovian | 323.2 | |||||||
Visean | 330.9 | ||||||||
Tournaisian | 346.7 | ||||||||
Devonian | Late Devonian | Famennian | 358.9 | ||||||
Frasnian | 372.2 | ||||||||
Middle Devonian | Givetian | 382.7 | |||||||
Eifelian | 387.7 | ||||||||
Early Devonian | Emsian | 393.3 | |||||||
Pragian | 407.6 | ||||||||
Lochkovian | 410.8 | ||||||||
Silurian | Pridoli | 419.2 | |||||||
Ludlow | Ludfordian | 423 | |||||||
Gorstian | 425.6 | ||||||||
Wenlock | Homerian | 427.4 | |||||||
Sheinwoodian | 430.5 | ||||||||
Llandovery | Telychian | 433.4 | |||||||
Aeronian | 438.5 | ||||||||
Rhuddanian | 440.8 | ||||||||
Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | 443.8 | ||||||
Katian | 445.2 | ||||||||
Sandbian | 453 | ||||||||
Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | 458.4 | |||||||
Dapingian | 467.3 | ||||||||
Early Ordovician | Floian | 470 | |||||||
Tremadocian | 477.7 | ||||||||
Cambrian | Furongian | Stage 10 | Late Cambrian | 485.4 | |||||
Jiangshanian | 489.5 | ||||||||
Paibian | 494 | ||||||||
Miaolingian | Guzhangian | Middle Cambrian | Series 3 † | 497 | |||||
Drumian | 500.5 | ||||||||
Wuliuan | Stage 5 † | 504.5 | |||||||
Series 2 | Stage 4 | Early Cambrian | 509 | ||||||
Stage 3 | 514 | ||||||||
Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | 521 | |||||||
Fortunian | 529 | ||||||||
538.8 |