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
  • M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication 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
  • J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 view
  • A. D. Barnosky, M. Holmes, R. Kirchholtes, E. Lindsey, K.C. Maguire, A.W. Poust, M.A. Stegner, J. Sunseri, B. Swartz, J. Swift, N.A. Villavicencio and G. Wogan. 2014. Prelude to the Anthropocene: Two new North American Land Mammal Ages (NALMAs). The Anthropocene Review I(3):225-242 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

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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 TimescaleCenozoic SubepochsMammal Paleogene ZonesNeogene Mammal Ages of ChinaPaleogene Mammal Ages of AsiaNorth American Land Mammal AgesEuropean Faunal Zones
QuaternaryHoloceneMeghalayanSaintaugustinean0
Santarosean0.0004
Northgrippian0.0042
Greenlandian0.0082
PleistoceneLate PleistoceneLate PleistoceneNihewanian0.0117
Rancholabrean0.014
ChibanianMiddle Pleistocene0.129
Irvingtonian0.21
CalabrianEarly Pleistocene0.774
Blancan1.4
GelasianMN 171.8
NeogenePliocenePiacenzianLate PlioceneYusheanMN 162.58
MN 153.2
ZancleanEarly Pliocene3.6
MN 144.2
Hemphillian4.7
BaodeanMN 134.9
MioceneMessinianLate Miocene5.333
TortonianMN 127.246
MN 117.75
MN 108.7
Clarendonian9.4
MN 99.7
TunggurianMN 7 + 811.1
SerravallianMiddle Miocene11.63
Barstovian12.5
MN 612.8 *
LanghianShanwangianMN 513.82
BurdigalianEarly MioceneMN 415.98
Hemingfordian16.3
XiejiaanMN 316.9
Arikareean18.5
MN 220
Aquitanian20.44
MN 122.4
PaleogeneOligoceneChattianLate OligoceneMP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26MP 25TabenbulakianHsandagolian23.03
RupelianEarly OligoceneMP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21Kekeamuan27.82
Whitneyan29.5
Orellan31.8
EocenePriabonianLate EoceneMP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17AHouldjinian/Ergilian/UlangochuianChadronian33.9
Duchesnean37
BartonianMiddle EoceneMP 16Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan37.71
Uintan39.7
LutetianMP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 1141.2
Bridgerian46.2
YpresianEarly EoceneMP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7Bumbanian47.8
Wasatchian50.5
Clarkforkian54.9
PaleoceneThanetianLate PaleoceneMP 6MP 1 - 5Gashatan56
Tiffanian56.2
SelandianMiddle Paleocene59.2
Torrejonian60.9
DanianEarly Paleocene61.6
Puercan63.8
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