Age
Period
Epoch Age/Stage Age
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
Paleogene
Neogene
Quat.
Paleocene
Eocene
Oligocene
Miocene
Pliocene
Pleistocene
Holocene
Danian
Selandian
Thanetian
Ypresian
Lutetian
Bartonian
Priabonian
Rupelian
Chattian
Aquitanian
Burdigalian
Langhian
Serravallian
Tortonian
Messinian
Zanclean
Piacenzian
Gelasian
Calabrian
66.0
61.6
59.2
56.0
47.8
41.2
37.8
33.9
28.1
23.0
20.4
15.97
13.82
11.63
7.25
5.33
3.60
2.59
1.81
0.78
Age
Period
Epoch
210
220
230
240
250
Triassic
Early
Middle
Late
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Early
Middle
Late
Early
Late
252.2
250.0
247.1
241.5
237.0
228.4
209.5
Age
Age/Stage
201.3
199.3
190.8
182.7
174.1
170.3
168.3
166.1
163.5
157.3
152.1
145.0
139.4
133.9
130.8
126.3
113.0
100.5
93.9
89.8
86.3
83.6
72.1
Induan
Olenekian
Anisian
Ladinian
Carnian
Norian
Rhaetian
Hettangian
Sinemurian
Pliensbachian
Toarcian
Aalenian
Bajocian
Bathonian
Callovian
Oxfordian
Kimmeridgian
Tithonian
Berriasian
Valanginian
Hauterivian
Barremian
Aptian
Albian
Cenomanian
Turonian
Coniacian
Santonian
Campanian
Maastrichtian
485.4
477.7
470.0
467.3
458.4
453.0
445.2
443.8
440.8
438.5
433.4
430.5
427.4
425.6
423.0
541.0
529.0
521.0
514.0
509.0
504.5
500.5
497.0
494.0
489.5
419.2
410.8
407.6
393.3
387.7
382.7
372.2
358.9
346.7
330.9
323.2
315.2
307.0
303.7
298.9
295.5
290.1
279.3
272.3
268.8
265.1
259.8
254.2
425
450
475
Ordovician
n
a
i
n
o
v
e
D
n
a
i
r
b
m
a
C
Silurian
Early
Middle
Late
Llandovery
Wenlock
Ludlow
Pridoli
500
525
Terreneuvian
Epoch
2
Epoch
3
Furongian
Fortunian
Age 2
Age 3
Age 4
Age 5
Drumian
Guzhangian
Paibian
Jiangshanian
Age 10
375
400
Lochkovian
Pragian
Emsian
Eifelian
Givetian
Frasnian
Famennian
275
300
325
350
Carboniferous
Permian
Mississippian
Pennsylvanian
E
M
L
E
M
L
Cisuralian
Guadalupian
Lopingian
Tournaisian
Visean
Serpukhovian
Bashkirian
Moscovian
Kasimovian
Gzhelian
Asselian
Sakmarian
Artinskian
Kungurian
Roadian
Wordian
Capitanian
Wuchiapingian
Changhsingian
Age
Period
Epoch
Age
Age/Stage
Tremadocian
Floian
Dapingian
Darriwilian
Sandbian
Katian
Hirnantian
Rhuddanian
Aeronian
Telychian
Sheinwoodian
Homerian
Gorstian
Ludfordian
Early
Middle
Late
Hadean
(informal)
Archean
Proterozoic
Eoarchean
Paleoarchean
Mesoarchean
Neoarchean
Paleoproterozoic
Mesoproterozoic Neoproterozoic
Siderian
Rhyacian
Orosirian
Statherian
Calymmian
Ectasian
Stenian
Tonian
Cryogenian
Ediacaran
3600
4000
3200
2800
2500
2300
2050
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
850
635
600
700
800
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
900
2000
2100
2200
2400
2500
2600
2700
2800
2900
3000
3100
3200
3300
2300
3400
3500
3600
3800
3900
4000
4100
4200
4300
4400
4500
3700
Age
Age
Era
Eon
Period
MESOZOIC
CENOZOIC
PALEOZOIC
PHANEROZOIC
PRECAMBRIAN
GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE
This chart was drafted by Gabi Ogg.
Copyright © 2012 Geologic Time Scale Foundation
Fig. 7.9 Geological time scale for the Phanerozioc Aeon (Geological Time Scale Foundation 2012)
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