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The GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE 2012

PHANEROZOIC MESOZOIC
Period Age
70

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PRECAMBRIAN PALEOZOIC
Period Eon Age Epoch Age/Stage Age Lopin- Changhsingian gian Wuchiapingian Capitanian GuadaWordian lupian Roadian Kungurian Cis- Artinskian uralian Sakmarian Pennsylvanian L Gzhelian Kasimovian M Moscovian E Bashkirian L Serpukhovian M Visean
346.7 254.2 259.8 265.1 268.8 272.3 279.3 290.1 295.5 303.7 307.0 315.2 323.2 330.9

CENOZOIC
Quat. Period
Age
0

Epoch Age/Stage Age Pleisto- Calabrian cene Gelasian Plio- Piacenzian cene Zanclean Messinian
Holocene 0.78 1.81 2.59 3.60 5.33 7.25

Epoch Age/Stage Age Maastrichtian Campanian Late Santonian Coniacian Turonian Cenomanian
100.5 83.6 86.3 89.8 93.9

Age
600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300

Era

Period Ediacaran Cryogenian

Age
635

72.1

Mesoproterozoic Neoproterozoic

Permian

80

275

850

Tonian
1000

Neogene

10

Tortonian

90

Stenian
1200

Miocene

Proterozoic

Serravallian Langhian Burdigalian

11.63 13.82 15.97

Cretaceous

300

Asselian 298.9

100

Ectasian
1400

15

Carboniferous

Albian
113.0 325

1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000

110

Calymmian
1600

Mississippian

20.4

Aquitanian
23.0 25

130

Barremian Hauterivian Valanginian Berriasian Tithonian Late Kimmeridgian Oxfordian

126.3 130.8 133.9 139.4 145.0 152.1 157.3 163.5 166.1 168.3 170.3 174.1 400 375 350

Paleoproterozoic

20

120

Early

Aptian

Statherian
1800

E Tournaisian
358.9

Orosirian
2050

Oligocene

Chattian
28.1

2100 2200

140

Late

Famennian Frasnian
372.2 382.7 387.7 393.3

Rhyacian
2300

2300 2400

Devonian

30

150

33.9 35

160

37.8 40

Paleogene

41.2

180

Toarcian Early Pliensbachian Sinemurian

182.7

Silurian

Bartonian

425

Pridoli Ludlow Ludfordian Gorstian Homerian Wenlock Sheinwoodian Llandovery Late

Telychian Rhuddanian
Hirnantian

419.2 423.0 425.6 427.4 430.5 433.4 438.5 440.8 443.8 445.2 453.0 458.4 467.3 470.0 477.7 485.4

2900 3000 3100 3200 3300 3400 3500 3600 3700 3800 3900 4000 4100 4200 4300 4400 4500

Archean PaleoMesoarchean archean

170

Jurassic

Priabonian

Callovian Bathonian Middle Bajocian Aalenian

Emsian Early Pragian Lochkovian

407.6 410.8

2600 2700 2800

Neoarchean

Rupelian

Middle

Givetian Eifelian

Siderian
2500

2500

2800

Eocene

Aeronian

3200

45

Lutetian
47.8

190

190.8

450

Katian

Ordovician

200

Hettangian Rhaetian

199.3 201.3 209.5

Sandbian

50

Ypresian
55

210

475

220 56.0

Late

Norian
228.4 500

Triassic

Furon- Age 10 gian Jiangshanian

Paleocene

230 59.2

60

Carnian Middle Early Ladinian Anisian Olenekian Induan

237.0 241.5 247.1 250.0 252.2 525

Cambrian

Thanetian Selandian
61.6

Epoch 3 Epoch 2

489.5 494.0 Paibian 497.0 Guzhangian 500.5 Drumian 504.5 Age 5 509.0

Eoarchean

Middle Darriwilian Dapingian Floian Early Tremadocian

3600

4000

240

Age 4 Age 3 Age 2

514.0 521.0 529.0 541.0

Hadean (informal)

Danian
66.0 250

65

Terreneuvian Fortunian

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