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                          ICS General        ICS Specific             Australia          
         2500 +/- 0 Ma: Paleoproterozoic - Siderian          - Nullaginian            
         2300 +/- 0 Ma:                  - Rhyacian          -                        
         2050 +/- 0 Ma:                  - Orosirian         -                        
         1800 +/- 0 Ma:                  - Statherian        - Carpentarian           
         1600 +/- 0 Ma: Mesoproterozoic  - Calymmian         -                        
         1400 +/- 0 Ma:                  - Ectasian          -                        
               1300 Ma:                  -                   - Adelaidean             
         1200 +/- 0 Ma:                  - Stenian           -                        
         1000 +/- 0 Ma: Neoproterozoic   - Tonian            -                        
          850 +/- 0 Ma:                  - Cryogenian        -                        
         630 +5/-30 Ma:                  - Ediacaran         -                        
        542 +/- 0.3 Ma: Cambrian         -     no stage      -         use ICS        
                520 Ma:                  -     no stage      - Ordian                 
                510 Ma:                  -     no stage      - Templetonian           
                508 Ma:                  -     no stage      - Florian                
                506 Ma:                  -     no stage      - Undillian              
                504 Ma:                  -     no stage      - Boomerangian           
          501 +/- 2 Ma:                  - Paibian           - Mindyallan             
                497 Ma:                  -                   - Idamean                
                496 Ma:                  -     no stage      -                        
                494 Ma:                  -     no stage      -         use ICS        
                491 Ma:                  -     no stage      - Payntonian             
      488.3 +/- 1.7 Ma: Ordovician       - Tremadocian       - Datsonian              
                485 Ma:                  -                   - Warendian/Lancefieldian
      478.6 +/- 1.7 Ma:                  - Arenig            -                        
                475 Ma:                  -                   - Bendigonian            
                473 Ma:                  -                   - Chewtonian             
      471.8 +/- 1.6 Ma:                  - Ordovician III    -                        
                471 Ma:                  -                   - Castlemanian           
                470 Ma:                  -                   - Ypeenian               
      468.1 +/- 1.6 Ma:                  - Darriwilian       - Darriwilian            
      460.9 +/- 1.6 Ma:                  - Ordovician V      - Gisbornian             
                456 Ma:                  -                   - Eastonian              
      455.8 +/- 1.6 Ma:                  - Ordovician VI     -                        
                450 Ma:                  -                   - Bolindian              
      445.6 +/- 1.5 Ma:                  - Hirnantian        -                        
      443.7 +/- 1.5 Ma: Silurian         - Rhuddanian        - Keiloran               
        439 +/- 1.8 Ma:                  - Aeronian          -                        
        436 +/- 1.9 Ma:                  - Telychian         -                        
                433 Ma:                  -                   - Eildonian              
      428.2 +/- 2.3 Ma:                  - Sheinwoodian      - Melbournian            
      426.2 +/- 2.4 Ma:                  - Homerian          -                        
      422.9 +/- 2.5 Ma:                  - Gorstian          -                        
      421.3 +/- 2.6 Ma:                  - Ludfordian        -                        
      418.7 +/- 2.7 Ma:                  - Pridoli           -                        
        416 +/- 2.8 Ma: Devonian         - Lochkovian        -         use ICS        
      411.2 +/- 2.8 Ma:                  - Praghian          -         use ICS        
        407 +/- 2.8 Ma:                  - Emsian            -         use ICS        
      397.5 +/- 2.7 Ma:                  - Eifelian          -         use ICS        
      391.8 +/- 2.7 Ma:                  - Givetian          -         use ICS        
      385.3 +/- 2.6 Ma:                  - Frasnian          -         use ICS        
      374.5 +/- 2.6 Ma:                  - Famennian         -         use ICS        
      359.2 +/- 2.5 Ma: Carboniferous    - Tournaisian       -         use ICS        
      345.3 +/- 2.1 Ma:                  - Visean            -         use ICS        
      326.4 +/- 1.6 Ma:                  - Serpukhovian      -         use ICS        
      318.1 +/- 1.3 Ma:                  - Bashkirian        -         use ICS        
      311.7 +/- 1.1 Ma:                  - Moscovian         -         use ICS        
        306.5 +/- 1 Ma:                  - Kasimovian        -         use ICS        
      303.9 +/- 0.9 Ma:                  - Gzhelian          -         use ICS        
        299 +/- 0.8 Ma: Permian          - Asselian          -         use ICS        
      294.6 +/- 0.8 Ma:                  - Sakmarian         -         use ICS        
      284.4 +/- 0.7 Ma:                  - Artinskian        -         use ICS        
      275.6 +/- 0.7 Ma:                  - Kungurian         -         use ICS        
      270.6 +/- 0.7 Ma:                  - Roadian           -         use ICS        
        268 +/- 0.7 Ma:                  - Wordian           -         use ICS        
      265.8 +/- 0.7 Ma:                  - Capitanian        -         use ICS        
      260.4 +/- 0.7 Ma:                  - Wuchiapingian     -         use ICS        
      253.8 +/- 0.7 Ma:                  - Changhsingian     -         use ICS        
        251 +/- 0.4 Ma: Triassic         - Induan            -         use ICS        
      249.7 +/- 0.7 Ma:                  - Olenekian         -         use ICS        
        245 +/- 1.5 Ma:                  - Anisian           -         use ICS        
          237 +/- 2 Ma:                  - Ladinian          -         use ICS        
          228 +/- 2 Ma:                  - Carnian           -         use ICS        
        216.5 +/- 2 Ma:                  - Norian            -         use ICS        
      203.6 +/- 1.5 Ma:                  - Rhaetian          -         use ICS        
      199.6 +/- 0.6 Ma: Jurassic         - Hettangian        -         use ICS        
        196.5 +/- 1 Ma:                  - Sinemurian        -         use ICS        
      189.6 +/- 1.5 Ma:                  - Pliensbachian     -         use ICS        
        183 +/- 1.5 Ma:                  - Toarcian          -         use ICS        
        175.6 +/- 2 Ma:                  - Aalenian          -         use ICS        
        171.6 +/- 3 Ma:                  - Bajocian          -         use ICS        
      167.7 +/- 3.5 Ma:                  - Bathonian         -         use ICS        
        164.7 +/- 4 Ma:                  - Callovian         -         use ICS        
        161.2 +/- 4 Ma:                  - Oxfordian         -         use ICS        
        155.7 +/- 4 Ma:                  - Kimmeridgian      -         use ICS        
        150.8 +/- 4 Ma:                  - Tithonian         -         use ICS        
        145.5 +/- 4 Ma: Cretaceous       - Berriasian        -         use ICS        
        140.2 +/- 3 Ma:                  - Valanginian       -         use ICS        
        136.4 +/- 2 Ma:                  - Hauterivian       -         use ICS        
        130 +/- 1.5 Ma:                  - Barremian         -         use ICS        
          125 +/- 1 Ma:                  - Aptian            -         use ICS        
          112 +/- 1 Ma:                  - Albian            -         use ICS        
       99.6 +/- 0.9 Ma:                  - Cenomanian        -         use ICS        
       93.5 +/- 0.8 Ma:                  - Turonian          -         use ICS        
         89.3 +/- 1 Ma:                  - Coniacian         -         use ICS        
       85.8 +/- 0.7 Ma:                  - Santonian         -         use ICS        
       83.5 +/- 0.7 Ma:                  - Campanian         -         use ICS        
       70.6 +/- 0.6 Ma:                  - Maastrichtian     -         use ICS        
       65.5 +/- 0.3 Ma: Paleogene        - Danian            -         use ICS        
       61.7 +/- 0.2 Ma:                  - Selandian         - Wangerripian           
       58.7 +/- 0.2 Ma:                  - Thanetian         -                        
       55.8 +/- 0.2 Ma:                  - Ypresian          -                        
                 52 Ma:                  -                   - Johannian              
       48.6 +/- 0.2 Ma:                  - Lutetian          -                        
       40.4 +/- 0.2 Ma:                  - Bartonian         -                        
       37.2 +/- 0.1 Ma:                  - Priabonian        -                        
                 36 Ma:                  -                   - Aldingian              
       33.9 +/- 0.1 Ma:                  - Rupelian          -                        
                 33 Ma:                  -                   -         use ICS        
                 30 Ma:                  -                   - Janjukian              
       28.4 +/- 0.1 Ma:                  - Chattian          -                        
               27.5 Ma:                  -                   - Longfordian            
     23.03 +/- 0.05 Ma: Neogene          - Aquitanian        -                        
     20.43 +/- 0.05 Ma:                  - Burdigalian       -                        
               16.5 Ma:                  -                   - Batesfordian           
     15.97 +/- 0.05 Ma:                  - Langhian          -                        
               15.5 Ma:                  -                   - Balcombian             
                 15 Ma:                  -                   - Bairnsdalian           
     13.65 +/- 0.05 Ma:                  - Serravallian      -                        
   11.608 +/- 0.005 Ma:                  - Tortonian         -                        
               10.5 Ma:                  -                   - Mitchellian            
    7.246 +/- 0.005 Ma:                  - Messinian         -                        
    5.332 +/- 0.005 Ma:                  - Zanclean          -                        
                  5 Ma:                  -                   - Cheltenhamian          
                4.3 Ma:                  -                   - Kalimnan               
      3.6 +/- 0.005 Ma:                  - Piacenzian        -                        
                3.4 Ma:                  -                   - Yatalan                
    2.588 +/- 0.005 Ma:                  - Gelasian          -                        
                  2 Ma:                  -                   -         use ICS        
    1.806 +/- 0.005 Ma:                  - Early Pleistocene - Werrikooian            
                  1 Ma:                  -                   -         use ICS

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This page was last updated on Tuesday, January 18, 2005.