(Geological Time Scale)

()

()

()

()

Quaternary

(Q1Q2Q3/Qp)

Pliocene

(N)

(N1)

0.012

2-3

2.82

36.5
53

Eocene

Cretaceous

(PH)

Phanerozoic

(J)

Jurassic

(Mz)
Mesozoic

(T)
Triassic

(C)

Carboniferous

(Pz2)

Devonian

(Pz)

Palaeozoic

(D)

(S)

(Pz1)

Silurian

(O)
Ordovician

()
Cambrian

Proterozoic

(Pt)

(PT)

Precambrian

208

(T3)
42

(T2)

250

72

(C2)

362(355)

(C1)
47

(D2)

30

(3)

60

(2)

(1)

00

Sinian

(Pt3)

200

1000

400

1400

(Pt2)

400

1800

230

Archaeozoic

(Ar)

(AR)

Archaean

3000

()

2800

800

2500

500

(Ar1)

800

700

(Z/Sn)

(Ar2)

570(600)

12

510

(O1)

(O3)
71

8-

439

(O2)

(S1)

(S3)
(S2)

409

(D1)

(D3)

(C3)

290

40

(T1)

135(140)

(J1)

(Pt1)

73

(J2)

(P1)

(J3)

Permian

65

70

(K1)

(P2)

(K2)

(P)

12

Palaeocene
(K)

16.5

(E1)

(E)

13.2

(E2)

23.3

Oligocene

5.3

18

(E3)

Cenozoic

Miocene

(Kz)

2.48(1.64)

(N2)

Pleistocene

(Q4/Qh)
Holocene

(Q)

( Ma)

3800

4600

(HD)

Eonthem

Eon

Erathem

Era

System
Middle
Lower

Group

Period

Upper
Series

Epoch

Late

Formation

Middle
Early

Stage

Age

Chronozone

Chron

Member

Bed