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                         ICS General        ICS Specific         Europe      
        542 +/- 0.3 Ma: Cambrian       -                    - Caerfai     
          513 +/- 2 Ma:                -                    - St. David's 
          501 +/- 2 Ma:                - Paibian            - Merioneth   
                496 Ma:                -      no stage      -             
      488.3 +/- 1.7 Ma: Ordovician     - Tremadocian        - Cressagian  
                486 Ma:                -                    - Migneintian 
      478.6 +/- 1.7 Ma:                - Arenig             - Moridunian  
                475 Ma:                -                    - Whitlandian 
              473.5 Ma:                -                    - Fennian     
      471.8 +/- 1.6 Ma:                - Ordovician III     - Abereiddian 
      468.1 +/- 1.6 Ma:                - Darriwilian        -             
                464 Ma:                -                    - Llandeilian 
      460.9 +/- 1.6 Ma:                - Ordovician V       - Aurelucian  
                457 Ma:                -                    - Burrellian  
      455.8 +/- 1.6 Ma:                - Ordovician VI      -             
                455 Ma:                -                    - Cheneyan    
                452 Ma:                -                    - Streffordian
                449 Ma:                -                    - Pusgillian  
              447.5 Ma:                -                    - Cautleyan   
              446.5 Ma:                -                    - Rawtheyan   
      445.6 +/- 1.5 Ma:                - Hirnantian         -   use ICS   
      443.7 +/- 1.5 Ma: Silurian       - Rhuddanian         -   use ICS   
        439 +/- 1.8 Ma:                - Aeronian           -   use ICS   
        436 +/- 1.9 Ma:                - Telychian          -   use ICS   
      428.2 +/- 2.3 Ma:                - Sheinwoodian       -   use ICS   
      426.2 +/- 2.4 Ma:                - Homerian           -   use ICS   
      422.9 +/- 2.5 Ma:                - Gorstian           -   use ICS   
      421.3 +/- 2.6 Ma:                - Ludfordian         -   use ICS   
      418.7 +/- 2.7 Ma:                - Pridoli            -   use ICS   
        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       - Namurian    
      318.1 +/- 1.3 Ma:                - Bashkirian         -             
                315 Ma:                -                    - Westphalian 
      311.7 +/- 1.1 Ma:                - Moscovian          -             
        306.5 +/- 1 Ma:                - Kasimovian         - Stephanian  
      303.9 +/- 0.9 Ma:                - Gzhelian           -             
        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            - Kazanian    
        268 +/- 0.7 Ma:                - Wordian            -             
      265.8 +/- 0.7 Ma:                - Capitanian         -             
      260.4 +/- 0.7 Ma:                - Wuchiapingian      - Tatarian    
      253.8 +/- 0.7 Ma:                - Changhsingian      -             
        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         - Neocomian   
        140.2 +/- 3 Ma:                - Valanginian        -             
        136.4 +/- 2 Ma:                - Hauterivian        -             
        130 +/- 1.5 Ma:                - Barremian          - Gallic      
          125 +/- 1 Ma:                - Aptian             -             
          112 +/- 1 Ma:                - Albian             -             
       99.6 +/- 0.9 Ma:                - Cenomanian         -             
       93.5 +/- 0.8 Ma:                - Turonian           -             
         89.3 +/- 1 Ma:                - Coniacian          - Senonian    
       85.8 +/- 0.7 Ma:                - Santonian          -             
       83.5 +/- 0.7 Ma:                - Campanian          -             
       70.6 +/- 0.6 Ma:                - Maastrichtian      -             
       65.5 +/- 0.3 Ma: Paleogene      - Danian             -   use ICS   
       61.7 +/- 0.2 Ma:                - Selandian          -   use ICS   
       58.7 +/- 0.2 Ma:                - Thanetian          -   use ICS   
       55.8 +/- 0.2 Ma:                - Ypresian           -   use ICS   
       48.6 +/- 0.2 Ma:                - Lutetian           -   use ICS   
       40.4 +/- 0.2 Ma:                - Bartonian          -   use ICS   
       37.2 +/- 0.1 Ma:                - Priabonian         -   use ICS   
       33.9 +/- 0.1 Ma:                - Rupelian           -   use ICS   
       28.4 +/- 0.1 Ma:                - Chattian           -   use ICS   
     23.03 +/- 0.05 Ma: Neogene        - Aquitanian         -   use ICS   
     20.43 +/- 0.05 Ma:                - Burdigalian        -   use ICS   
     15.97 +/- 0.05 Ma:                - Langhian           -   use ICS   
     13.65 +/- 0.05 Ma:                - Serravallian       -   use ICS   
   11.608 +/- 0.005 Ma:                - Tortonian          -   use ICS   
    7.246 +/- 0.005 Ma:                - Messinian          -   use ICS   
    5.332 +/- 0.005 Ma:                - Zanclean           -   use ICS   
      3.6 +/- 0.005 Ma:                - Piacenzian         -   use ICS   
    2.588 +/- 0.005 Ma:                - Gelasian           -   use ICS   
    1.806 +/- 0.005 Ma:                - Early Pleistocene  - Calabrian   
    0.781 +/- 0.005 Ma:                - Middle Pleistocene - Sicilian    
               0.26 Ma:                -                    - Tyrrhenian  
    0.126 +/- 0.005 Ma:                - Late Pleistocene   -             
0.01143 +/- 0.00013 Ma:                - Holocene           -   use ICS   
 

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