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Geologic Time

Era	Eon	Period	Epoch	Age
Phanerozoic Present to 541 MYA	Cenozoic Present to 66.0 MYA	Quaternary Present to 2.58 MYA	Holocene Present to 0.0117 MYA	Present Present to 0.0117 MYA
			Pleistocene 0.0117 to 2.58 MYA	Upper 0.117 to .126 MYA
				Middle 0.126 to 0.781 MYA
				Calabrian 0.781 to 1.80 MYA
				Gelasian 1.80 to 2.58 MYA
		Neogene 2.58 to 23.03 MYA	Pliocene 2.58 to 5.33 MYA	Piacenzian 2.58 to 3.60 MYA
				Zanclean 3.60 to 5.33 MYA
			Miocene 5.33 to 23.03 MYA	Messinian 5.33 to 7.25 MYA
				Tortonian 7.25 to 11.63 MYA
				Serravallian 11.63 to 13.82 MYA
				Langhian 13.82 to 15.97 MYA
				Burdigalian 15.97 to 20.44 MYA
				Aquitanian 20.44 to 23.03 MYA
		Paleogene 23.03 to 66 MYA	Oligocene 23.03 to 33.9 MYA	Chattian 23.03 to 28.1 MYA
				Rupelian 28.1 to 33.9 MYA
			Eocene 33.9 to 56.0 MYA	Priabonian 33.9 to 37.8 MYA
				Bartonian 37.8 to 41.2 MYA
				Lutetian 41.2 to 47.8 MYA
				Ypresian 47.8 to 56.0 MYA
			Paleocene 56.0 to 66 MYA	Thanetian 56.0 to 59.2 MYA
				Selandian 59.2 to 61.6 MYA
				Danian 61.6 to 66.0 MYA
	Mesozoic 66.0 to 201.3 MYA	Cretaceous 66.0 to 145.0 MYA	Upper 66.0 to 100.5 MYA	Maastrichtian 66.0 to 72.1 MYA
				Campanian 72.1 to 83.6 MYA
				Santonian 83.6 to 86.3 MYA
				Coniacian 86.3 to 89.8 MYA
				Turonian 89.8 to 93.9 MYA
				Cenomanian 93.9 to 100.5 MYA
			Lower 100.5 to 145.0 MYA	Albian 100.5 to 113.0 MYA
				Aptian 113.0 to 125.0 MYA
				Barremian 125.0 to 129.4 MYA
				Hauterivian 129.4 to 132.9 MYA
				Valanginian 132.9 to 139.8 MYA
				\Berriasian\ 139.8 to 145.0 MYA
		Jurassic 145.0 to 152.1 MYA	Upper 145.0 to 163.5 MYA	Tithonian 145.0 to 152.1 MYA
				Kimmeridgian 152.1 to 157.3 MYA
				Oxfordian 157.3 to 163.5 MYA
			Middle 163.5 to 174.1 MYA	Callovian 163.5 to 166.1 MYA
				Bathonian 166.1 to 168.3 MYA
				Bajocian 168.3 to 170.3 MYA
				Aalenian 170.3 to 174.1 MYA
			Lower 174.1 to 201.3 MYA	Toarcian 174.1 to 182.7 MYA
				Pilensbachian 182.7 to 190.8 MYA
				Sinemurian 190.8 to 199.3 MYA
				Hettangian 199.3 to 201.3 MYA
		Triassic 201.3 to 252.17 MYA	Upper 201.3 to 237 MYA	Rhaetian 201.3 to 208.5 MYA
				Norian 208.5 to 227 MYA
				Carnian 227 to 237 MYA
			Middle 237 to 247.2 MYA	Ladinian 237 to 242 MYA
				Anisian 242 to 247.2 MYA
			Lower 247.2 to 252.17 MYA	Olenekian 247.2 to 251.2 MYA
				Induan 251.2 to 252.17 MYA
	Paleozoic 252.17 to 541.0 MYA	Permian 252.17 to 254.14 MYA	Lopingian 252.17 to 259.8 MYA	Changhsingian 252.17 to 254.14 MYA
				Wuchiapingian 254.14 to 259.8 MYA
			Guadalupian 259.8 to 272.3 MYA	Capitanian 259.8 to 265.1 MYA
				Wordian 265.1 to 268.8 MYA
				Roadian 268.8 to 272.3 MYA
			Cisuralian 272.3 to 298.8 MYA	Kungurian 272.3 to 283.5 MYA
				Artinskian 283.5 to 290.1 MYA
				Sakmarian 290.1 to 295.0 MYA
				Asselian 295.0 to 298.9 MYA
		Carboniferous 289.9 to 358.9 MYA	Upper Pennsylvanian 289.9 to 307.0 MYA	Gzhelian 289.9 to 303.7 MYA
				Kasimovian 303.7 to 307.0 MYA
			Middle Pennsylvanian 307.0 to 315.2 MYA	Moscovian 307.0 to 315.2 MYA
Lower Pennsylvanian 315.2 to 323.2 MYA			Bashkirian 315.2 to 323.2 MYA
Upper Mississippian 323.2 to 330.9 MYA			Serpukhovian 323.2 to 330.9 MYA
Middle Mississippian 330.9 to 346.7 MYA			Visean 330.9 to 346.7 MYA
Lower Mississippian 346.7 to 358.9 MYA			Tournaisian 346.7 to 358.9 MYA
Devonian 358.9 to 419.2 MYA		Upper 358.9 to 382.7 MYA	Famennian 358.9 to 372.2 MYA
			Frasnian 372.2 to 382.7 MYA
		Middle 382.7 to 393.3 MYA	Givetian 382.7 to 387.7 MYA
			Eifelian 387.7 to 393.3 MYA
		Lower 393.3 to 419.2 MYA	Emsian 393.3 to 407.6 MYA
			Pragian 407.6 to 410.8 MYA
			Lochkovian 410.8 to 419.2 MYA
Silurian 419.2 to 443.8 MYA		Pridoli 419.2 to 423.0 MYA
		Ludlow 423.0 to 427.4 MYA	Ludfordian 423.0 to 425.6 MYA
			Gorstian 425.6 to 427.4 MYA
		Wenlock 427.4 to 433.4 MYA	Homerian 427.4 to 430.5 MYA
			Sheinwoodian 430.5 to 433.4 MYA
		Llandovery 433.4 to 443.8 MYA	Telychian 433.4 to 438.5 MYA
			Aeronian 438.5 to 440.8 MYA
			Rhuddanian 440.8 to 443.8 MYA
Ordovician 443.8 to 485.4 MYA		Upper 443.8 to 458.4 MYA	Himantian 443.8 to 445.2 MYA
			Katian 445.2 to 453.0 MYA
			Sandbian 453.0 to 458.4 MYA
		Middle 458.4 to 470.0 MYA	Darriwilian 458.4 to 467.3 MYA
			Dapingian 467.3 to 470.0 MYA
		Lower 470.0 to 485.4 MYA	Floian 470.0 to 477.7 MYA
			Tremadocian 477.7 to 485.4 MYA
Cambrian 485.4 to 541.0 MYA		Furongian 485.4 to 497 MYA	Stage 10 485.4 to 489.5
			Jiangshanian 489.5 to 494 MYA
			Paibian 494 to 497 MYA
		Series 3 497 to 509 MYA	Guzhangian 497 to 500.5 MYA
			Drumian 500.5 to 504.5 MYA
			Stage 5 504.5 to 509 MYA
		Series 2 509 to 521 MYA	Stage 4 509 to 514 MYA
			Stage 3 514 to 521 MYA
		Terreneuvian 521 to 541 MYA	Stage 2 521 to 529 MYA
			Fortunian 529 to 541 MYA
Precambrian 541 to ~4600 MYA	Proterozoic 541 to 2500 MYA	Neo-proterozoic 514 to 1000 MYA		Ediacaran 541 to 635 MYA
				Cryogenian 635 to 720 MYA
				Tonian 720 to 1000 MYA
		Meso-proterozoic 1000 to 1600 MYA		Stenian 1000 to 1200 MYA
				Ectasian 1200 to 1400 MYA
				Calymmian 1400 to 1600 MYA
		Paleo-proterozoic 1600 to 2500 MYA		Statherian 1600 to 1800 MYA
				Orosirian 1800 to 2050 MYA
				Rhyacian 2050 to 2300 MYA
				Siderian 2300 to 2500 MYA
	Archean 2500 to 4000 MYA	Neo-archean 2500 to 2800 MYA
		Meso-archean 2800 to 3200 MYA
		Paleo-archean 3200 to 3600 MYA
		Eo-archean 3600 to 4000 MYA
	Hadean 4000 to ~4600 MYA

Geologic time is broken up into segments based upon datable geological events.

Coloring follows the Commission for the Geological Map of the World (http://www.ccgm.org)

Adapted from the International Chronostratigraphic Chart drafted by K.M. Cohen, S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard
© International Commission on Stratigraphy, February 2014

Cohen, K.M., Finney, S.C., Gibbard, P.L. & Fan, J.-X. (2013; updated)
The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart. Episodes 36: 199-204.
ChronostratChart2015-01

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