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
- 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
- D. H. Erwin and S. A. Bowring. 2004. Cambrian time scale. view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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
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.
Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126699 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | European Faunal Zones | Carbo-Permian of the Russian Platform | ||||
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Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | 0 | |||
Northgrippian | 0.0042 | |||||
Greenlandian | 0.0082 | |||||
Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | ||||
Chibanian | 0.129 | |||||
Calabrian | 0.774 | |||||
Gelasian | MN 17 | 1.8 | ||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | MN 16 | 2.58 | ||
MN 15 | 3.2 | |||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||
MN 14 | 4.2 | |||||
MN 13 | 4.9 | |||||
Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | ||||
Tortonian | MN 12 | 7.246 | ||||
MN 11 | 7.75 | |||||
MN 10 | 8.7 | |||||
MN 9 | 9.7 | |||||
MN 7 + 8 | 11.1 | |||||
Serravallian | 11.63 | |||||
MN 6 | 12.8 * | |||||
Langhian | MN 5 | 13.82 | ||||
Burdigalian | MN 4 | 15.98 | ||||
MN 3 | 16.9 | |||||
MN 2 | 20 | |||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||
MN 1 | 22.4 | |||||
Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 | |||
Rupelian | 27.82 | |||||
Eocene | Priabonian | 33.9 | ||||
Bartonian | 37.71 | |||||
Lutetian | 41.2 | |||||
Ypresian | 47.8 | |||||
Paleocene | Thanetian | 56 | ||||
Selandian | 59.2 | |||||
Danian | 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 | Melekhovian | 251.902 | ||
Wuchiapingian | 254.14 | |||||
Guadalupian | Capitanian | 259.51 | ||||
Wordian | 264.28 | |||||
Noginskian | 264.9 * | |||||
Roadian | 266.9 | |||||
Cisuralian | Kungurian | 273.01 | ||||
Pavlovoposadian | 276.8 * | |||||
Artinskian | 283.5 | |||||
Rusavkinian | 287.6 * | |||||
Sakmarian | 290.1 | |||||
Asselian | 293.52 | |||||
Carboniferous | Pennsylvanian | Gzhelian | 298.9 | |||
Kasimovian | Dorogomilovian | 303.7 | ||||
Khamovnikian | 304.8 | |||||
Krevyakinian | 305.8 * | |||||
Moscovian | Myachkovian | 307 | ||||
Podolskian | 308.9 * | |||||
Kashirian | 311.4 * | |||||
Vereian | 313.8 | |||||
Melekessian | 314.8 | |||||
Bashkirian | 315.2 | |||||
Cheremshanian | 316.9 * | |||||
Prikamian | 318.6 * | |||||
Severokeltmian | 319.9 * | |||||
Krasnopolyanian | 321.2 * | |||||
Voznesenian | 321.9 * | |||||
Mississippian | Serpukhovian | Zapaltjubian | 323.2 | |||
Protvian | 324.4 * | |||||
Steshevian | 326.8 * | |||||
Tarusian | 329 * | |||||
Visean | Venevian | 330.9 | ||||
Mikhailovian | 331.9 * | |||||
Aleksinian | 333.7 * | |||||
Tulian | 335.8 * | |||||
Bobrikian | 339.9 * | |||||
Radaevkian | 343.4 * | |||||
Tournaisian | Kosvian | 346.7 | ||||
Kizelian | 350.7 * | |||||
Cherepetian | 351.9 * | |||||
Karakubian | 354.4 * | |||||
Upinian | 356.3 * | |||||
Malevkian | 357.6 * | |||||
Gumerovian | 358 * | |||||
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 | |||||
419.2 |