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
There are 14 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 4547 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ordovician of Britain | Cambrian of Australia | Ordovician of the Baltic | Cambrian of China | Cambrian Epochs | ||||||||||
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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 | 451.5 * | ||||||||||||||
Oandu | 452 * | ||||||||||||||
Burrellian | 452.7 * | ||||||||||||||
Sandbian | Keila | Idavere † | 453 | ||||||||||||
Actonian † | 453.2 * | ||||||||||||||
Haljala | 453.9 | ||||||||||||||
Marshbrookian † | Woolstonian † | 454.2 * | |||||||||||||
Longvillian † | 455.2 * | ||||||||||||||
Kukruse | 456.4 * | ||||||||||||||
Aurelucian | 456.8 * | ||||||||||||||
Soudleyan †/Harnagian/Costonian | 457.4 * | ||||||||||||||
Uhaku | Aluoja † | 457.5 * | |||||||||||||
Middle Ordovician | Darriwilian | Llanvirn | Llandeilian/Llandeilo/Late Llandeilo/Middle Llandeilo/Early Llandeilo/Late Llanvirn | 458.4 | |||||||||||
Lasnamagi | 458.9 * | ||||||||||||||
Aseri | 460.4 * | ||||||||||||||
Abereiddian/Early Llanvirn | 461.3 * | ||||||||||||||
Oeland | Kunda | 462.9 * | |||||||||||||
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 * | ||||||||||||||
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 | Datsonian | Niuchehean | Taoyuanian † | Late Cambrian | 485.4 | ||||||||
486.3 * | |||||||||||||||
486.5 | |||||||||||||||
Payntonian | 486.8 * | ||||||||||||||
Jiangshanian | Iverian | Jiangshanian | 489.5 | ||||||||||||
Paibian | Idamean | Paibian | 494 | ||||||||||||
Waergangian †/Youshuanian | 494.9 * | ||||||||||||||
Miaolingian | Guzhangian | Mindyallan | Guzhangian | Wangcunian † | Middle Cambrian | 497 | |||||||||
Boomerangian | 499 | ||||||||||||||
Drumian | Undillan | Drumian | 500.5 | ||||||||||||
Floran | 503 | ||||||||||||||
Wuliuan | Templetonian | Wuliuan/Taijangian | 504.5 | ||||||||||||
Ordian | 507.8 * | ||||||||||||||
Series 2 | Stage 4 | Duyunian | Early Cambrian | 509 | |||||||||||
510.8 * | |||||||||||||||
Stage 3 | Nangaoian | 514 | |||||||||||||
Terreneuvian | Stage 2 | Meishucunian | 521 | ||||||||||||
Fortunian | 529 | ||||||||||||||
Jinnigian | 530.7 | ||||||||||||||
538.8 |