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Harland, W B (2003): Geological time scale (GTS98) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.89216

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Harland, W B; Armstrong, R L; Cox, A V; Craig, L E; Smith, Amy L; Smith, D G (1990): A geologic time scale 1989. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 263 pp, https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3350270220
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Age is begin of epoch/stage.
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#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
AGEAgeka BPGeocode
EonEon
EraEra
PeriodPeriod
EpochEpoch
StageStage
AbbreviationAbbrev
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767 data points

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Age [ka BP]

Eon

Era

Period

Epoch

Stage

Abbrev
12PhanerozoicCenozoicQUATERNARYHoloceneHol
1600PhanerozoicCenozoicQUATERNARYPleistocenePle
3400PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/NeogeneLate PliocenePiacenzianPli
5200PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/NeogeneEarly PlioceneZanclianPli
6700PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/NeogeneLate MioceneMessinianMio
10400PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/NeogeneLate MioceneTortonianMio
14200PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/NeogeneMiddle MioceneSerravallianMio
16300PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/NeogeneMiddle MioceneLanghianMio
21500PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/NeogeneEarly MioceneBurdigalianMio
23300PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/NeogeneEarly MioceneAquitanianMio
29300PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/PaleogeneLate OligoceneChattianOli
35400PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/PaleogeneEarly OligoceneRupelianOli
38600PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/PaleogeneLate EocenePriabonianEoc
42100PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/PaleogeneLate EoceneBartonianEoc
50000PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/PaleogeneMiddle EoceneLutetianEoc
56500PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/PaleogeneEarly EoceneYpresianEoc
60500PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/PaleogeneLate PaleoceneThanetianPal
65000PhanerozoicCenozoicTERTIARY/PaleogeneEarly PaleoceneDanianPal
74000PhanerozoicMesozoicCRETACEOUSLate CRETACEOUS/SenonianMaastrichtianMaa
83000PhanerozoicMesozoicCRETACEOUSLate CRETACEOUS/SenonianCampanianCmp
86600PhanerozoicMesozoicCRETACEOUSLate CRETACEOUS/SenonianSantonianSan
88500PhanerozoicMesozoicCRETACEOUSLate CRETACEOUS/SenonianConiacianCon
90400PhanerozoicMesozoicCRETACEOUSLate CRETACEOUS/GallicTuronianTur
97000PhanerozoicMesozoicCRETACEOUSLate CRETACEOUS/GallicCenomanianCen
112000PhanerozoicMesozoicCRETACEOUSEarly CRETACEOUS/GallicAlbianAlb
124500PhanerozoicMesozoicCRETACEOUSEarly CRETACEOUS/GallicAptianApt
131800PhanerozoicMesozoicCRETACEOUSEarly CRETACEOUS/GallicBarremianBrm
135000PhanerozoicMesozoicCRETACEOUSEarly CRETACEOUS/NeocomianHauterivianHau
140700PhanerozoicMesozoicCRETACEOUSEarly CRETACEOUS/NeocomianValanginianVlg
145600PhanerozoicMesozoicCRETACEOUSEarly CRETACEOUS/NeocomianBerriasianBer
152100PhanerozoicMesozoicJURASSICLate JURASSIC/MalmTithonianTth
154700PhanerozoicMesozoicJURASSICLate JURASSIC/MalmKimmeridgianKim
157100PhanerozoicMesozoicJURASSICLate JURASSIC/MalmOxfordianOxf
161300PhanerozoicMesozoicJURASSICMiddle JURASSIC/DoggerCallovianCiv
166100PhanerozoicMesozoicJURASSICMiddle JURASSIC/DoggerBathonianBth
173500PhanerozoicMesozoicJURASSICMiddle JURASSIC/DoggerBajocianBaj
178000PhanerozoicMesozoicJURASSICEarly JURASSIC/DoggerAalenianAal
187000PhanerozoicMesozoicJURASSICEarly JURASSIC/LiasToarcianToa
194500PhanerozoicMesozoicJURASSICEarly JURASSIC/LiasPliensbachianPlb
203500PhanerozoicMesozoicJURASSICEarly JURASSIC/LiasSinemurianSin
208000PhanerozoicMesozoicJURASSICEarly JURASSIC/LiasHettangianHet
209500PhanerozoicMesozoicTRIASSICLate TRIASSIC/Tr3RhaetianRht
223400PhanerozoicMesozoicTRIASSICLate TRIASSIC/Tr3NorianNor
235000PhanerozoicMesozoicTRIASSICLate TRIASSIC/Tr3CarnianCrn
239500PhanerozoicMesozoicTRIASSICMiddle TRIASSIC/Tr2LadinianLad
241100PhanerozoicMesozoicTRIASSICMiddle TRIASSIC/Tr2AnisianAns
241900PhanerozoicMesozoicTRIASSICEarly TRIASSIC/ScythianSpathianSpa
243400PhanerozoicMesozoicTRIASSICEarly TRIASSIC/ScythianNammalianNml
245000PhanerozoicMesozoicTRIASSICEarly TRIASSIC/ScythianGriesbachianGri
247500PhanerozoicPaleozoicPERMIANLate PERMIAN/ZechsteinChangxingianChx
250000PhanerozoicPaleozoicPERMIANLate PERMIAN/ZechsteinLongtanianLgt
252500PhanerozoicPaleozoicPERMIANLate PERMIAN/ZechsteinCapitanianCap
255000PhanerozoicPaleozoicPERMIANLate PERMIAN/ZechsteinWordianWor
256100PhanerozoicPaleozoicPERMIANLate PERMIAN/ZechsteinUfimianUfi
259700PhanerozoicPaleozoicPERMIANEarly PERMIAN/RotliegendesKungurianKun
268800PhanerozoicPaleozoicPERMIANEarly PERMIAN/RotliegendesArtinskianArt
281500PhanerozoicPaleozoicPERMIANEarly PERMIAN/RotliegendesSakmarianSak
290000PhanerozoicPaleozoicPERMIANEarly PERMIAN/RotliegendesAsselianAss
293600PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSGzelianNoginskianNog
295100PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSGzelianKlazminskianKla
298300PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSKasimovianDorogomilovskianDor
299900PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSKasimovianChamovnicheskianChv
303000PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSKasimovianKrevyakinskianKre
305000PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSMoscovianMyachkovskianMya
307100PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSMoscovianPodolskianPod
309200PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSMoscovianKashirskianKsk
311300PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSMoscovianVereiskianVrk
313400PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSBashkirianMelekesskianMel
318300PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSBashkirianCheremshanskianChe
320600PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSBashkirianYeadonianYea
321500PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSBashkirianMarsdenianMrd
322800PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSBashkirianKinderscoutianKin
325600PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSSerpukhovianAlportianAlp
328300PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSSerpukhovianChokierianCho
331100PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSSerpukhovianArnsbergianArn
332900PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSSerpukhovianPendleianPnd
336000PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSViseanBrigantianBri
339400PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSViseanAsbianAsb
342800PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSViseanHolkerianHlk
345000PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSViseanArundianAru
349500PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSViseanChadianChd
353800PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSTournaisianIvorianIvo
362500PhanerozoicPaleozoicCARBONIFEROUSTournaisianHastarianHas
367000PhanerozoicPaleozoicDEVONIANLate DEVONIANFamennianFam
377400PhanerozoicPaleozoicDEVONIANLate DEVONIANFrasnianFrs
380800PhanerozoicPaleozoicDEVONIANMiddle DEVONIANGivetianGiv
386000PhanerozoicPaleozoicDEVONIANMiddle DEVONIANEifelianEif
390400PhanerozoicPaleozoicDEVONIANEarly DEVONIANEmsianEms
396300PhanerozoicPaleozoicDEVONIANEarly DEVONIANPragianPra
408500PhanerozoicPaleozoicDEVONIANEarly DEVONIANLochkovianLok
410700PhanerozoicPaleozoicSILURIANPridoliPrd
415100PhanerozoicPaleozoicSILURIANLudlowLudfordianLdf
424000PhanerozoicPaleozoicSILURIANLudlowGorstianGor
425400PhanerozoicPaleozoicSILURIANWenlockGleedonianGle
426100PhanerozoicPaleozoicSILURIANWenlockWhitwellianWhi
430400PhanerozoicPaleozoicSILURIANWenlockSheinwoodianShe
432600PhanerozoicPaleozoicSILURIANLlandoveryTelychianTel
436900PhanerozoicPaleozoicSILURIANLlandoveryAeronianAer
439000PhanerozoicPaleozoicSILURIANLlandoveryRhuddanianRhu
439500PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANAshgillHirnantianHir
440100PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANAshgillRawtheyanRaw
440600PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANAshgillCautleyanCau
443100PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANAshgillPusgillianPus
444000PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANCaradocOnnianOnn
444500PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANCaradocActonianAct
447100PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANCaradocMarshbrookianMrb
449700PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANCaradocLongvillianLon
457500PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANCaradocSoudleyanSou
462300PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANCaradocHarnagianHar
463900PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANCaradocCostonianCos
465400PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANLate LlandeiloLlo3
467000PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANMid LlandeiloLlo2
468600PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANEarly LlandeiloLlo1
472700PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANLate LlanvirnLin2
476100PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANEarly LlanvirnLin1
493000PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANArenigArg
510000PhanerozoicPaleozoicORDOVICIANTremadocTre
514100PhanerozoicPaleozoicCAMBRIANMerionethDolgellianDol
517200PhanerozoicPaleozoicCAMBRIANMerionethMaentwrogianMnt
530200PhanerozoicPaleozoicCAMBRIANSt David´sMenevianMen
536000PhanerozoicPaleozoicCAMBRIANSt David´sSolvanSol
554000PhanerozoicPaleozoicCAMBRIANCaerfaiLenianLen
560000PhanerozoicPaleozoicCAMBRIANCaerfaiAtdabanianAtb
570000PhanerozoicPaleozoicCAMBRIANCaerfaiTommotianTom
580000PhanerozoicPaleozoicEdiacaraPoundianPou
590000PhanerozoicPaleozoicEdiacaraWonokanWon
600000PhanerozoicPaleozoicVarangerMortensnesMor
610000PhanerozoicPaleozoicVarangerSmalfjordSma
900000PrecambrianProterozoicNeoproterozoic
1600000PrecambrianProterozoicMesoproterozoic
2500000PrecambrianProterozoicPaleoproterozoic
3800000PrecambrianArchaean
4500000PrecambrianPriscoan/Hadean