Stephen E. Jones

Projects: The Geological Timescale: Mesozoic Era

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The Geological Timescale
MESOZOIC ERA (245.0-65.0 mya)

Era

Sub-Era

Period

Epoch

Stage/
Age

Start
(mya)

Major
Events

Cenozoic

Quaternary or
Pleistogene

Paleocene

Danian

65.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mesozoic

 

 

 

Cretaceous

 

Gulf

Senonian

Maastrichtian

74.0

 

Campanian

83.0

 

Santonian

86.6

 

Coniacian

88.5

 

 

Gallic

Turonian

90.4

 

Cenomanian

97.0

 

 

 

K1

Albian

112.0

 

Aptian

124.5

 

Barremian

131.8

 

Neocomian

Hauterivian

135.0

 

Valanginian

140.7

 

Berriasian

145.6

 

 

 

 

 

Jurassic

Malm

Tithonian

152.1

 

Kimmeridgian

154.7

 

Oxfordian

157.1

 

Dogger

Callovian

161.3

 

Bathonian

166.1

 

Bajocian

173.5

 

Aalenian

178.0

 

Lias

Toarcian

187.0

 

Pliensbachian

194.5

 

Sinemurian

203.5

 

Hettangian

208.0

 

 

 

Triassic

Tr3

Rhaetian

209.5

 

Norian

223.4

 

Carnian

235.0

 

Tr2

Ladinian

239.5

 

Anisian

241.1

 

Scythian

Spathian

241.9

 

Nammalian

243.4

 

Griesbachian

245.0

 

Palaeozoic

Permian

Zechstein

Changxingian

247.5

 
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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Created: 20 March, 2000. Updated: 15 July, 2003.