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
- M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication view
- J. Palfy, P. L. Smith, and J. K. Mortensen. 2000. A U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar time scale for the Jurassic. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 37(6):923-944 view
- J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 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 127258 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cenozoic Subepochs | Mammal Paleogene Zones | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Late Oligocene | MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26 | MP 25 | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | 23.03 | |
| Rupelian | Early Oligocene | MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21 | Kekeamuan | 27.82 | |||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Late Eocene | MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A | Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian | 33.9 | ||||
| Bartonian | Middle Eocene | MP 16 | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | 37.71 | |||||
| Lutetian | MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11 | 41.2 | |||||||
| Ypresian | Early Eocene | MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7 | Bumbanian | 47.8 | |||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Late Paleocene | MP 6 | MP 1 - 5 | Gashatan | 56 | |||
| Selandian | Middle Paleocene | 59.2 | |||||||
| Danian | Early Paleocene | 61.6 | |||||||
| 66 | |||||||||