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| ERA |
PERIOD |
sub-PRD |
EPOCH |
sub |
STAGE [alternate] |
myBP1 |
C
E
N
O
Z
O
I
C |
Quater-
nary |
|
Holocene |
|
|
0.01 |
| Pleistocene |
|
Calabrian |
1.81 |
| Tertiary |
Neogene |
Pliocene |
Late |
Gelasian |
2.59 |
| Mid |
Piacenzian |
3.60 |
| Early |
Zanclean |
5.33 |
| Miocene |
Late |
Messinian |
7.25 |
| Tortonian |
11.61 |
| Serravallian |
13.65 |
| Mid |
Langhian |
15.97 |
| Early |
Burdigalian |
20.43 |
| Aquitanian |
23.03 |
Paleo-
gene |
Oligocene |
|
Chattian |
28.4 |
| Early |
Rupelian [Stampian] |
33.9 |
| Eocene |
Late |
Priabonian [Auversion] |
37.2 |
| Mid |
Bartonan |
40.4 |
| Lutetian |
48.6 |
| Early |
Ypresian |
55.8 |
| Palaeocene |
Late |
Thanetian |
58.7 |
| Selandian |
61.7 |
| Early |
Danian |
65.5 |
M
E
S
O
Z
O
I
C |
Cret-
aceous |
Upper |
|
|
Maastrichtian | 70.6 |
| Campanian | 83.5 |
| Santonian | 85.8 |
| Coniacian | 89.3 |
| Turonian | 93.5 |
| Cenomanian | 99.6 |
| Lower |
|
|
Albian | 112.0 |
| Aptian | 125.0 |
| Barremian | 130.0 |
| Hauterivian | 136.4 |
| Valanginian | 140.2 |
| Berriasian | 145.5 |
| Jurrasic |
Upper |
|
|
Tithonian | 150.8 |
| Kimmeridgian | 155.7 |
| Oxfordian | 161.2 |
| Middle |
|
|
Callovian | 164.7 |
| Bathonian | 167.7 |
| Bajocian | 171.6 |
| Aalenian | 175.6 |
| Lower |
|
|
Toarcian | 183.0 |
| Pliensbachian | 189.6 |
| Sinemurian | 196.5 |
| Hettangian | 199.6 |
| Triassic |
Late |
|
|
Rhaetian | 203.6 |
| Norian | 216.5 |
| Carnian | 228.0 |
| Middle |
|
|
Landinian | 237.0 |
| Anisian | 245.0 |
| Early |
|
|
Olenekian | 249.7 |
| Induan | 251.0 |
| Based upon Geological Time Scale 2004 (Gradstein & Ogg 2005). |
| 1 |
Begining date (in millions of years before present) of each stage. |
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