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The Geological Timescale |
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Era |
Sub-Era |
Period |
Epoch |
Stage/ |
Start |
Major |
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Cenozoic |
Quaternary or |
Holocene |
0.01 |
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Pleistocene |
1.64 |
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Tertiary |
Neogene |
Pliocene |
Piacenzian |
3.4 |
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Zanclian |
5.2 |
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Miocene |
Messinian |
6.7 |
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Tortonian |
10.4 |
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Serravallian |
14.2 |
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Langhian |
16.3 |
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Burdigalian |
21.5 |
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Aquitanian |
23.3 |
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Paleogene |
Oligocene |
Chattian |
29.3 |
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Rupelian |
35.4 |
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Eocene |
Priabonian |
38.6 |
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Bartonian |
42.1 |
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Lutetian |
50.0 |
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Ypresian |
56.5 |
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Paleocene |
Thanetian |
60.5 |
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Danian |
65.0 |
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Cretaceous |
Gulf |
Senonian |
Maastrichtian |
74.0 |
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Sources: Harland W.B., et al., "A Geologic Time Scale 1989," Cambridge University Press: Cambridge UK, Revised Edition, 1990. Allaby A. & Allaby M., eds, "A Dictionary of Earth Sciences," [1990], Oxford University Press: Oxford UK, Second Edition, 1999. |
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