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. 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
- 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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
- B. D. Webby. 1998. Steps toward a global standard for Ordovician stratigraphy. Newsletters in Stratigraphy 36:1-33 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.
Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126580 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ordovician of China | |||||||
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Ordovician | Late Ordovician | Hirnantian | Hirnantian | Xiaoxita †/Shikou | Wufeng † | 443.8 | ||
Katian | Chientangkiangian | 445.2 | ||||||
Neichianshanian/Hanjiang | 449.5 | |||||||
Sandbian | 453 | |||||||
Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | Darriwilian | Guniu †/Hulo | 458.4 | ||||
Hunjiang † | Dawan †/Daobaowan/Ningkuo | 466.3 * | ||||||
Dapingian | Dapingian | 467.3 | ||||||
Early Ordovician | Floian | Yiyangian | 470 | |||||
Tremadocian | Xinchangian | 477.7 | ||||||
Lianghekou † | 477.9 * | |||||||
485.4 |