South American Land Mammal Ages
The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:
- F. J. Prevosti, C. O. Romano, A. M. Forasiepi, S. Hemming, R. Bonini, A. M. Candela, E. Cerdeño, M. C. Madozzo Jaén, P. E. Ortiz, F. Pujos, L. Rasia, G. I. Schmidt, M. Taglioretti, R. D. E. MacPhee, and U. F. J. Pardiñas. 2021. New radiometric 40Ar–39Ar dates and faunistic analyses refine evolutionary dynamics of Neogene vertebrate assemblages in southern South America. Scientific Reports 2021(11):9830 view
- J. J. Flynn and C. C. Swisher, III. 1995. Cenozoic South American Land Mammal Ages: correlation to global geochronology. Geochronology Time Scales and Global Stratigraphic Correlation, SEPM Special Publication 54:317-333 view
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Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.
This timescale is used in the definition of 1191 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | South American Land Mammal Ages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Lujanian | 0.0117 | |
| Chibanian | 0.129 | ||||
| Ensenadan | 0.4 | ||||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | ||||
| Sanandresian | Uquian † | 1.75 | |||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Vorohuean | 2.58 | |
| Chapadmalalan | 3 | ||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||
| Montehermosan | 3.8 | ||||
| Huayquerian | 5 | ||||
| Miocene | Messinian | 5.333 | |||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||
| Chasicoan | 8 | ||||
| Mayoan | 10 | ||||
| Laventan | 11 | ||||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | ||||
| Colloncuran | 13.8 | ||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | ||||
| Friasian | 15.5 | ||||
| Burdigalian | 15.98 | ||||
| Santacrucian | 16.3 | ||||
| Colhuehuapian | 17.5 | ||||
| Aquitanian | 20.45 | ||||
| Deseadan | 21 | ||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.04 | ||
| Rupelian | 27.3 | ||||
| Tinguirirican | 29 | ||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | 33.9 | |||
| Divisaderan | 36 | ||||
| Bartonian | 37.71 | ||||
| Lutetian | 41.03 | ||||
| Mustersan | 42 | ||||
| Casamayoran | 48 | ||||
| Ypresian | 48.07 | ||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Riochican | 56 | ||
| Itaboraian | 57 | ||||
| Peligran | 59 | ||||
| Selandian | 59.24 | ||||
| Danian | 61.66 | ||||
| Tiupampan | 62.5 | ||||
| 66 | |||||