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. 2024. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2024/12. International Commission on Stratigraphy view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
- L. Ezquerro, A. Luzón, J. L. Simón and C. L. Liesa. 2022. A review of the European Neogene Mammal zones from integration of litho-, bio- and magnetostratigraphy in the Teruel Basin. Earth-Science Reviews 234(78):104223 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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 128720 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | European Faunal Units | ||||
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1.8 | |||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Villafranchian | 2.58 | |
Ruscinian | 3.55 | ||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||
Turolian | 5.09 | ||||
Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | |||
Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||
Vallesian | 8.725 | ||||
Serravallian | Astaracian | 11.63 | |||
Langhian | 13.82 | ||||
Burdigalian | Orleanian | 15.98 | |||
Agenian | 20 | ||||
Aquitanian | 20.45 | ||||
23.04 |