INTERNATIONAL CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC CHART

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age (Ma) age (Ma) age (Ma) age (Ma)

present 145.0 ± 0.8 358.9 ± 0.4 ~ 541
Quaternary

Holocene Tithonian Ediacaran

0.0117 ~ 635
Upper 152.1 ±0.9 Famennian
0.126 Upper Kimmeridgian Neo- Cryogenian
Middle 157.3 ±1.0 Upper proterozoic
Pleistocene 0.781 372.2 ±1.6 850
Calabrian Oxfordian Tonian
1.806 163.5 ±1.0 Frasnian 1000
Callovian

Devonian
Gelasian

Jurassic
166.1 ±1.2 382.7 ±1.6 Stenian
2.588 Bathonian 168.3 ±1.3

Proterozoic
Piacenzian Middle Bajocian Givetian 1200
Pliocene 3.600 170.3 ±1.4
Middle 387.7 ±0.8 Meso-
Zanclean Aalenian proterozoic Ectasian
5.333 174.1 ±1.0 Eifelian 1400
Messinian
Neogene

Toarcian 393.3 ±1.2 Calymmian

7.246
Tortonian 182.7 ±0.7 1600
Emsian

Mesozoic
11.62 Pliensbachian Statherian
Serravallian Lower 190.8 ±1.0 Lower 407.6 ±2.6
Miocene 13.82 Pragian 1800
410.8 ±2.8
Cenozoic

Langhian Sinemurian Orosirian

Precambrian
15.97 199.3 ±0.3 Lochkovian Paleo-
Burdigalian Hettangian 201.3 ±0.2 419.2 ±3.2 proterozoic 2050
20.44 Rhyacian
Aquitanian Rhaetian Pridoli
23.03 ~ 208.5 423.0 ±2.3 2300
Ludfordian 425.6 ±0.9
Chattian Ludlow Siderian

Silurian
28.1 Gorstian
Oligocene Upper Norian 427.4 ±0.5 2500
Triassic

Rupelian Wenlock Homerian 430.5 ±0.7 Neo-

33.9 ~ 228 Sheinwoodian 433.4 ±0.8 archean
Priabonian Carnian
Paleogene

Telychian 2800
38.0 ~ 235 Meso-
Llandovery 438.5 ±1.1

Archean
Bartonian 41.3 Ladinian Aeronian 440.8 ±1.2 archean
Phanerozoic

Phanerozoic

~ 242

Phanerozoic
Eocene Lutetian Middle Rhuddanian 3200
443.4 ±1.5

Paleozoic
Anisian Hirnantian
47.8 247.2 445.2 ±1.4 Paleo-
Lower Olenekian 251.2
Ypresian Induan 252.2 ±0.5 Upper Katian archean
56.0 Changhsingian 453.0 ±0.7 3600
254.2 ±0.1

Ordovician
Thanetian 59.2 Lopingian Sandbian Eo-
Paleocene Selandian Wuchiapingian 458.4 ±0.9
61.6 259.9 ±0.4 archean
Danian Capitanian Darriwilian 4000
265.1 ±0.4 Middle
66.0 Guadalupian 467.3 ±1.1
Permian

Wordian 268.8 ±0.5 Dapingian Hadean

Maastrichtian 470.0 ±1.4
72.1 ±0.2 Roadian Floian ~ 4600
272.3 ±0.5
Campanian Kungurian Lower 477.7 ±1.4
279.3 ±0.6 Units of all ranks are in the process of being defined by Global
83.6 ±0.2 Tremadocian Boundary Stratotype Section and Points (GSSP) for their lower
Upper Santonian 86.3 ±0.5 Artinskian 485.4 ±1.9 boundaries, including those of the Archean and Proterozoic, long
Cisuralian 290.1 ±0.1 Stage 10 defined by Global Standard Stratigraphic Ages (GSSA). Charts
Coniacian ~ 489.5 and detailed information on ratified GSSPs are available at the
Paleozoic

89.8 ±0.3 Sakmarian Furongian Jiangshanian website http://www.stratigraphy.org

295.5 ±0.4
Turonian Asselian ~ 494
Paibian
Mesozoic
Cretaceous

93.9 298.9 ±0.2 ~ 497 Numerical ages are subject to revision and do not define units in
Mississippian Pennsylvanian

Cenomanian Gzhelian Guzhangian the Phanerozoic and the Ediacaran; only GSSPs do. For boundaries
100.5
Upper 303.7 ±0.1 ~ 500.5 in the Phanerozoic without ratified GSSPs or without constrained
Kasimovian 307.0 ±0.1 Series 3 Drumian numerical ages, an approximate numerical age (~) is provided.
Cambrian
Carboniferous

Albian Middle Moscovian ~ 504.5

315.2 ±0.2 Stage 5 Numerical ages for all systems except Triassic, Cretaceous and
~ 113.0 Precambrian are taken from ‘A Geologic Time Scale 2012’ by
~ 509
Aptian Lower Bashkirian Stage 4 Gradstein et al. (2012); those for the Triassic and Cretaceous were
323.2 ±0.4 ~ 514 provided by the relevant ICS subcommissions.
~ 125.0 Series 2
Barremian Upper Serpukhovian Stage 3
330.9 ±0.2
Lower ~ 129.4 ~ 521 Coloring follows the Commission for the
Hauterivian Middle Visean Stage 2 Geological Map of the World. http://www.ccgm.org
~ 132.9
Valanginian 346.7 ±0.4 ~ 529
Terreneuvian Chart drafted by K.M. Cohen, S. Finney, P.L. Gibbard
~ 139.8
Lower Tournaisian Fortunian (c) International Commission on Stratigraphy, August 2012
Berriasian
~ 145.0 358.9 ±0.4 541.0 ±1.0