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GSSP GSSA

GSSP

o th e Er a th m / E on em Sy ste / Era m /P e ri od

Series / Epoch

Stage / Age

numerical age (Ma)

present

GSSP

Series / Epoch

Stage / Age

numerical age (Ma)

~ 145.0

Series / Epoch

Stage / Age

numerical age (Ma)

358.9 0.4

Eonothem / Eon Erathem / Era

System / Period

numerical age (Ma)

Eo n

Eo n

Eo n

Quaternary

Holocene Pleistocene

Devonian

Pliocene

5.333 7.246 11.62 13.82 15.97 20.44 23.03 28.1

Cenozoic Neogene

Mesozoic

Tortonian Miocene Serravallian Langhian Burdigalian Aquitanian Oligocene Chattian Rupelian Priabonian Bartonian Eocene Lutetian Ypresian Paleocene Thanetian Selandian Danian Maastrichtian Campanian Upper Santonian Coniacian Turonian Cenomanian Albian

Toarcian Lower Pliensbachian Sinemurian Hettangian Rhaetian Upper Norian Carnian Middle Lower Lopingian Guadalupian Ladinian Anisian Olenekian Induan Changhsingian Wuchiapingian Capitanian Wordian Roadian Kungurian Cisuralian Artinskian Sakmarian Mississippian Pennsylvanian Upper Middle Lower Upper Middle Lower Asselian Gzhelian Kasimovian Moscovian Bashkirian Serpukhovian Visean

174.1 1.0 182.7 0.7 190.8 1.0 199.3 0.3 201.3 0.2 ~ 208.5

Precambrian Proterozoic

Upper Middle Calabrian Gelasian Piacenzian Zanclean Messinian

0.0117 0.126 0.781 1.806 2.588 3.600

Tithonian Upper Kimmeridgian Oxfordian Callovian Bathonian Bajocian Aalenian

152.1 0.9 157.3 1.0 163.5 1.0 166.1 1.2 168.3 1.3 170.3 1.4

Upper

Famennian
372.2 1.6

Ediacaran Neoproterozoic Cryogenian Tonian Stenian Mesoproterozoic Ectasian Calymmian Statherian Paleoproterozoic Orosirian Rhyacian Siderian Neoarchean Mesoarchean Paleoarchean Eoarchean

~ 541.0 1.0

~ 635 850 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2050 2300 2500 2800 3200

Jurassic

Frasnian Middle Givetian Eifelian Emsian Lower Pragian Lochkovian Pridoli Ludlow Wenlock Llandovery Ludfordian Gorstian Homerian Sheinwoodian Telychian Aeronian Rhuddanian Hirnantian Katian Sandbian Middle Darriwilian Dapingian Floian Tremadocian
Stage 10
407.6 2.6 410.8 2.8 419.2 3.2 423.0 2.3 425.6 0.9 427.4 0.5 430.5 0.7 433.4 0.8 438.5 1.1 440.8 1.2 443.4 1.5 445.2 1.4 453.0 0.7 458.4 0.9 467.3 1.1 470.0 1.4 477.7 1.4 485.4 1.9 ~ 489.5 ~ 494 ~ 497 ~ 500.5 ~ 504.5 ~ 509 ~ 514 ~ 521 ~ 529 382.7 1.6 387.7 0.8 393.3 1.2

Middle

Triassic

33.9 38.0 41.3 47.8 56.0 59.2 61.6 66.0 72.1 0.2 83.6 0.2 86.3 0.5 89.8 0.3 93.9 100.5 ~ 113.0

~ 227 ~ 237 ~ 242 247.2 251.2 252.17 0.06 254.14 0.07 259.8 0.4 265.1 0.4 268.8 0.5 272.3 0.5 283.5 0.6 290.1 0.26 295.0 0.18 298.9 0.15 303.7 0.1 307.0 0.1 315.2 0.2 323.2 0.4 330.9 0.2 346.7 0.4

Paleogene

Silurian

Phanerozoic

Phanerozoic

Phanerozoic Paleozoic Ordovician

Upper

Archean

3600 4000 ~ 4600

Permian

Hadean

Lower

Paleozoic

Furongian

Mesozoic Cretaceous

Jiangshanian Paibian Guzhangian Drumian

Stage 5 Stage 4 Stage 3 Stage 2

Units of all ranks are in the process of being defined by Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Points (GSSP) for their lower boundaries, including those of the Archean and Proterozoic, long defined by Global Standard Stratigraphic Ages (GSSA). Charts and detailed information on ratified GSSPs are available at the website http://www.stratigraphy.org. The URL to this chart is found below. Numerical ages are subject to revision and do not define units in the Phanerozoic and the Ediacaran; only GSSPs do. For boundaries in the Phanerozoic without ratified GSSPs or without constrained numerical ages, an approximate numerical age (~) is provided. Numerical ages for all systems except Permian,Triassic, Cretaceous and Precambrian are taken from A Geologic Time Scale 2012 by Gradstein et al. (2012); those for the Permian, Triassic and Cretaceous were provided by the relevant ICS subcommissions.

Aptian Lower Barremian Hauterivian Valanginian Berriasian

~ 125.0 ~ 129.4 ~ 132.9 ~ 139.8 ~ 145.0

Carboniferous

Cambrian

Series 3

Series 2

Coloring follows the Commission for the Geological Map of the World. http://www.ccgm.org Chart drafted by K.M. Cohen, S. Finney, P.L. Gibbard (c) International Commission on Stratigraphy, January 2013 http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2013-01.pdf

Terreneuvian

Tournaisian

Fortunian
541.0 1.0

358.9 0.4