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present ~ 145.0 358.9 ± 0.4 ~ 541.0 ±1.0
Holocene Ediacaran
Quaternary

0.0117 Tithonian
Upper 152.1 ±0.9 ~ 635
Famennian Neo-
0.126 Upper Kimmeridgian 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
Gelasian Callovian 166.1 ±1.2

Devonian
Stenian

Jurassic
2.588 Bathonian 382.7 ±1.6
Middle 168.3 ±1.3
Piacenzian Bajocian Givetian 1200
Pliocene 3.600 170.3 ±1.4
Middle 387.7 ±0.8 Meso-
Zanclean Aalenian proterozoic Ectasian
Eifelian

Proterozoic
5.333 174.1 ±1.0 1400
Messinian Toarcian 393.3 ±1.2 Calymmian
Neogene

7.246
Tortonian 182.7 ±0.7 1600
Emsian

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

Precambrian
Langhian Sinemurian Orosirian
Cenozoic

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
Gorstian

Silurian
28.1 Upper Norian 427.4 ±0.5
Oligocene Homerian
2500
Rupelian Neo-
Triassic

Wenlock 430.5 ±0.7

33.9 ~ 227 Sheinwoodian 433.4 ±0.8 archean
Priabonian Carnian Telychian 2800
Paleogene

38.0 ~ 237 Meso-

Llandovery 438.5 ±1.1

Archean
Bartonian Ladinian Aeronian
41.3
~ 242 440.8 ±1.2 archean
Middle
Phanerozoic

Phanerozoic

Phanerozoic
Eocene Lutetian Rhuddanian 443.4 ±1.5 3200

Paleozoic
Anisian Hirnantian
47.8 247.2 445.2 ±1.4 Paleo-
Lower Olenekian 251.2
Ypresian Induan Upper Katian archean
252.17 ±0.06
56.0 Changhsingian 453.0 ±0.7 3600
Thanetian 254.14 ±0.07

Ordovician
59.2 Lopingian Wuchiapingian Sandbian Eo-
Paleocene Selandian 259.8 ±0.4 458.4 ±0.9 archean
61.6
Danian Capitanian Darriwilian 4000
265.1 ±0.4 Middle
66.0 Guadalupian 467.3 ±1.1
Wordian Dapingian Hadean
Permian

Maastrichtian 268.8 ±0.5 470.0 ±1.4

72.1 ±0.2 Roadian Floian ~ 4600
272.3 ±0.5
Campanian Kungurian Lower 477.7 ±1.4 Units of all ranks are in the process of being defined by Global
83.6 ±0.2 283.5 ±0.6 Tremadocian Boundary Stratotype Section and Points (GSSP) for their lower
Santonian boundaries, including those of the Archean and Proterozoic, long
Upper 86.3 ±0.5 Artinskian 485.4 ±1.9
defined by Global Standard Stratigraphic Ages (GSSA). Charts and
Cisuralian 290.1 ±0.26 Stage 10
Coniacian ~ 489.5 detailed information on ratified GSSPs are available at the website
Sakmarian Furongian
Paleozoic

89.8 ±0.3 Jiangshanian http://www.stratigraphy.org. The URL to this chart is found below.
295.0 ±0.18
Turonian Asselian ~ 494
Cretaceous

93.9 298.9 ±0.15 Paibian ~ 497

Numerical ages are subject to revision and do not define units in
Mesozoic

Gzhelian the Phanerozoic and the Ediacaran; only GSSPs do. For boundaries
Mississippian Pennsylvanian

Cenomanian Upper 303.7 ±0.1

Guzhangian in the Phanerozoic without ratified GSSPs or without constrained
100.5 Kasimovian ~ 500.5
307.0 ±0.1 numerical ages, an approximate numerical age (~) is provided.
Series 3 Drumian
Cambrian
Albian Middle Moscovian ~ 504.5
Carboniferous

Stage 5 Numerical ages for all systems except Permian,Triassic, Cretaceous

~ 113.0 315.2 ±0.2 and Precambrian are taken from ‘A Geologic Time Scale 2012’ by
~ 509
Aptian Lower Bashkirian Stage 4 Gradstein et al. (2012); those for the Permian, Triassic and
323.2 ±0.4 ~ 514 Cretaceous were 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 ~ 529
346.7 ±0.4 Terreneuvian Chart drafted by K.M. Cohen, S. Finney, P.L. Gibbard
~ 139.8
Lower Tournaisian Fortunian (c) International Commission on Stratigraphy, January 2013
Berriasian
~ 145.0 358.9 ±0.4 541.0 ±1.0 http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2013-01.pdf