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
- M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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 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 127681 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Mammal Paleogene Zones | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | Ten Million Year Bins | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26 | MP 25 | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | Cenozoic 4 | 23.03 | ||
| Rupelian | MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21 | Kekeamuan | 27.82 | |||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A | Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian | Cenozoic 3 | 33.9 | |||||
| Bartonian | MP 16 | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | 37.71 | |||||||
| Lutetian | MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11 | Cenozoic 2 | 41.2 | |||||||
| Ypresian | MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7 | Bumbanian | 47.8 | |||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | MP 6 | MP 1 - 5 | Gashatan | Cenozoic 1 | 56 | ||||
| Selandian | 59.2 | |||||||||
| Danian | 61.6 | |||||||||
| 66 | ||||||||||