Cenozoic Subepochs
The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:
- 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
- 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
- Z.-X. Qiu and Z.-D. Qiu. 1995. Chronological sequence and subdivision of Chinese Neogene mammalian faunas. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 116(1-2):41-70 view
- M. O. Woodburne. 1987. A prospectus of the North American Mammal Ages. In: Woodburne, M. O. (ed.), Cenozoic Mammals of North America. University of California Press, Berkelery, CA 285-290 view
- J. Alroy. 2000. New methods for quantifying macroevolutionary patterns and processes. Paleobiology 26(4):707-733 view
- M. Harzhauser and W. E. Piller. 2004. Integrated stratigraphy of the Sarmatian (Upper Middle Miocene) in the western Central Paratethys. Stratigraphy 1(1):65-86 view
There are 13 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 13391 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cenozoic Subepochs | European Faunal Zones | Neogene Mammal Ages of China | North American Mammal Subages/Zones | Central Paratethys Stages | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Nihewanian | Sheridanian | 0.0117 | ||||
| Chibanian | Middle Pleistocene | 0.129 | ||||||||
| Cudahyan/Sappan | 0.21 | |||||||||
| Calabrian | Early Pleistocene | 0.774 | ||||||||
| Senecan/Rexroadian | 1.4 | |||||||||
| Gelasian | MN 17 | 1.8 | ||||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Late Pliocene | MN 16 | Yushean | 2.58 | ||||
| MN 15 | 3.2 | |||||||||
| Zanclean | Early Pliocene | 3.6 | ||||||||
| MN 14 | 4.2 | |||||||||
| Late Hemphillian/late Early Hemphillian/early Early Hemphillian | 4.7 | |||||||||
| MN 13 | Baodean | 4.9 | ||||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Late Miocene | 5.333 | |||||||
| Tortonian | MN 12 | Pannonian | 7.246 | |||||||
| MN 11 | 7.75 | |||||||||
| MN 10 | 8.7 | |||||||||
| Late Clarendonian/Early Clarendonian | 9.4 | |||||||||
| MN 9 | 9.7 | |||||||||
| MN 7 + 8 | Tunggurian | 11.1 | ||||||||
| Serravallian | Middle Miocene | Sarmatian | 11.63 | |||||||
| late Late Barstovian/early Late Barstovian/Early Barstovian | 12.5 | |||||||||
| MN 6 | Badenian | 12.8 * | ||||||||
| Langhian | MN 5 | Shanwangian | 13.82 | |||||||
| Burdigalian | Early Miocene | MN 4 | 15.98 | |||||||
| Late Hemingfordian/Early Hemingfordian | 16.3 | |||||||||
| MN 3 | Xiejiaan | 16.9 | ||||||||
| late Late Arikareean/early Late Arikareean/late Early Arikareean/early Early Arikareean | Harrisonian | 18.5 | ||||||||
| MN 2 | 20 | |||||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||
| MN 1 | 22.4 | |||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | Late Oligocene | 23.03 | ||||||
| Monroecreekian | 23.1 * | |||||||||
| Geringian | 24.7 * | |||||||||
| Rupelian | Early Oligocene | 27.82 | ||||||||
| 29.5 | ||||||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | Late Eocene | Late Chadronian/Middle Chadronian/Early Chadronian | 33.9 | ||||||
| 37 | ||||||||||
| Bartonian | Middle Eocene | 37.71 | ||||||||
| Late Uintan/Early Uintan | 39.7 | |||||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | |||||||||
| Twinbuttean/Blacksforkian/Gardnerbuttian | 46.2 | |||||||||
| Ypresian | Early Eocene | 47.8 | ||||||||
| Lostcabinian/Lysitean/Graybullian/Sandcouleean | 50.5 | |||||||||
| Cf3/Cf2/Cf1 | 54.9 | |||||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Late Paleocene | 56 | |||||||
| Ti6/Ti5/Ti4/Ti3/Ti2/Ti1 | 56.2 | |||||||||
| Selandian | Middle Paleocene | 59.2 | ||||||||
| To3/To2/To1 | 60.9 | |||||||||
| Danian | Early Paleocene | 61.6 | ||||||||
| Pu3/Pu2/Pu1 | 63.8 | |||||||||
| 66 | ||||||||||