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The Geological Timescale |
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Era |
Sub-Era |
Period |
Epoch |
Stage/ |
Start |
Major |
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Quaternary or |
Paleocene |
Danian |
65.0 |
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Mesozoic |
Cretaceous |
Gulf |
Senonian |
Maastrichtian |
74.0 |
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Campanian |
83.0 |
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Santonian |
86.6 |
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Coniacian |
88.5 |
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Gallic |
Turonian |
90.4 |
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Cenomanian |
97.0 |
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K1 |
Albian |
112.0 |
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Aptian |
124.5 |
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Barremian |
131.8 |
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Neocomian |
Hauterivian |
135.0 |
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Valanginian |
140.7 |
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Berriasian |
145.6 |
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Jurassic |
Malm |
Tithonian |
152.1 |
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Kimmeridgian |
154.7 |
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Oxfordian |
157.1 |
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Dogger |
Callovian |
161.3 |
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Bathonian |
166.1 |
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Bajocian |
173.5 |
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Aalenian |
178.0 |
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Lias |
Toarcian |
187.0 |
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Pliensbachian |
194.5 |
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Sinemurian |
203.5 |
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Hettangian |
208.0 |
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Triassic |
Tr3 |
Rhaetian |
209.5 |
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Norian |
223.4 |
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Carnian |
235.0 |
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Tr2 |
Ladinian |
239.5 |
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Anisian |
241.1 |
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Scythian |
Spathian |
241.9 |
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Nammalian |
243.4 |
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Griesbachian |
245.0 |
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Permian |
Zechstein |
Changxingian |
247.5 |
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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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