PBDB Timescale

Ordovician of Britain

The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:

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
B. D. Webby. 1998. Steps toward a global standard for Ordovician stratigraphy. Newsletters in Stratigraphy 36:1-33 view
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Ordovician of Britain				Ordovician of the Baltic				Cambrian Epochs
Ordovician	Late Ordovician	Hirnantian	Ashgill	Hirnantian			Harju	Porkuni				443.8
		Katian		Rawtheyan				Pirgu				445.2
				Cautleyan								448.9 *
				Pusgillian								449.3 *
			Caradoc	Streffordian	Onnian †			Vormsi				449.6 *
								Nabala	Johvi †			450 *
							Viru	Rakvere				450.6 *
				Cheneyan				Rakvere				451.5 *
				Cheneyan				Oandu				452 *
				Burrellian				Oandu				452.7 *
		Sandbian						Keila	Idavere †			453
					Actonian †			Keila				453.2 *
					Actonian †			Haljala				453.9
					Marshbrookian †	Woolstonian †						454.2 *
					Longvillian †							455.2 *
								Kukruse				456.4 *
				Aurelucian								456.8 *
					Soudleyan †/Harnagian/Costonian							457.4 *
					Soudleyan †/Harnagian/Costonian			Uhaku	Aluoja †			457.5 *
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian	Llanvirn	Llandeilian/Llandeilo/Late Llandeilo/Middle Llandeilo/Early Llandeilo/Late Llanvirn				Uhaku				458.4
								Lasnamagi				458.9 *
								Aseri				460.4 *
				Abereiddian/Early Llanvirn				Aseri				461.3 *
							Oeland	Kunda				462.9 *
								Kunda	Valaste †/Hunderum			464.3 *
								Volkhov		Langevoja †/Vaana/Saka		467.1 *
		Dapingian										467.3
			Arenig	Fennian								468.4 *
								Billingen				469.3 *
	Early Ordovician	Floian										470
									Latorp †			470.1 *
				Whitlandian								471.1 *
				Whitlandian				Hunneberg				473.7 *
				Moridunian								474.3 *
		Tremadocian	Tremadoc	Migneintian								477.7
				Cressagian								480.8 *
								Varangu				481.3 *
								Pakerort				482.2 *
												485 *
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10									Late Cambrian	485.4
												486.3 *
												486.5
		Jiangshanian										489.5
		Paibian										494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian									Middle Cambrian	497
		Drumian										500.5
		Wuliuan										504.5
	Series 2	Stage 4									Early Cambrian	509
	Series 2	Stage 3										514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2										521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian										529
												538.8