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Correlation Tables

Global chronostratigraphical correlation table for the last 2.7 million years

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Quaternary Chart

Ordovician Chronostratigraphic Chart

Showing correlation of regional chronostratigraphic schemes with the new global stages and series for the Ordovician System.

By Bergstrom, S.M., Xu Chen, Gutierrez-Marco, J.C., and Dronov, A., 2008, Lethaia, DOI 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2008.00136.x

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Ordovician Chart

Ordovician Carbon Isotope Curve

By Bergstrom, S.M., Xu Chen, Gutierrez-Marco, J.C., and Dronov, A., 2008, Lethaia, DOI 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2008.00136.x

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Permian Time Scale 2012

By Shen S.Z. et al.

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Permian TimeScale 2012

Pronunciation Guide

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English Hyphenation Pronunciation (British) Français Césure Español Silabación
Aalenian Aa-le-ni-an   Aalénien Aa-lé-nien Aaleniense A-a-le-nien-se
Aeronian Aer-o-ni-an   Aéronien Aé-ro-nien Aeroniense A-e-ro-nien-se
Albian Al-bi-an   Albien Al-bien Albiense Al-bien-se
Anisian Ani-si-an   Anisien A-ni-sien Anisiense A-ni-sien-se
Aptian Ap-ti-an   Aptien Ap-tien Aptiense Ap-tien-se
Aquitanian Aq-ui-ta-ni-an   Aquitanien A-qui-ta-nien Aquitaniense A-qui-ta-nien-se
Archean Ar-che-an   Archéen Ar-chéen Arcaico Ar-cai-co
Artinskian Art-in-ski-an   Artinskien Ar-tins-kien Artinskiense Ar-tins-kien-se
Asselian As-sel-ian   Assélien As-sé-lien Asseliense As-se-lien-se
Bajocian Ba-jo-ci-an   Bajocien Ba-jo-cien Bajociense Ba-jo-cien-se
Barremian Bar-re-mi-an   Barrémien Bar-ré-mien Barremiense Ba-rre-mien-se
Bartonian Bar-to-ni-an   Bartonien Bar-to-nien Bartoniense Bar-to-nien-se
Bashkirian Bash-kiri-an   Bashkirien Bash-ki-rien Bashkiriense Bash-ki-rien-se
Bathonian Batho-ni-an   Bathonien Ba-tho-nien Bathoniense Ba-tho-nien-se
Berriasian Ber-ri-a-sian   Berriasien Ber-ria-sien Berriasiense Be-rria-sien-se
Burdigalian Bur-di-gal-i-an   Burdigalien Bur-diga-lien Burdigaliense Bur-diga-lien-se
Calabrian Ca-la-bri-an   Calabrien Ca-la-brien Calabriense Ca-la-brien-se
Callovian Call-o-v-i-an   Callovien Cal-lo-vien Calímico Ca-lí-mi-co
Calymmian Cal-ym-mi-an   Calymmien Ca-lym-mien Calloviense Ca-llo-vien-se
Cambrian Cam-bri-an ˈkæmbɹiən Cambrien Cam-brien Cámbrico Cám-bri-co
Campanian Cam-pa-ni-an   Campanien Cam-pa-nien Campaniense Cam-pa-nien-se
Capitanian Cap-i-ta-ni-an   Capitanien Ca-pi-ta-nien Capitaniense Ca-pi-ta-nien-se
Carboniferous Car-bon-if-er-ous ˌkɑɹbəˈnɪfɝəs Carbonifère Car-bo-ni-fè-re Carbonífero Car-bo-ní-fe-ro
Carnian Car-ni-an   Carnien Car-nien Carniense Car-nien-se
Cenomanian Cenoma-ni-an   Cénomanien Cé-no-ma-nien Cenomaniense Ce-no-ma-nien-se
Cenozoic Ce-no-zo-ic ˌsinəˈzoʊɪk Cénozoïque Cé-no-zoï-que Cenozoico Ce-no-zoi-co
Changhsingian Changhsin-gi-an   Changhsingien Changh-sin-gien Changhsingiense Changh-sin-gien-se
Chattian Chat-ti-an   Chattien Chat-tien Chattiense Cha-ttien-se
Chibanian Chi-ba-ni-an   Chibanien Chi-ba-nien Chibaniense Chi-ba-nien-se
Cisuralian Cis-ura-li-an   Cisuralien Ci-su-ra-lien Cisuraliense Ci-su-ra-lien-se
Coniacian Co-ni-a-cian   Coniacien Co-nia-cien Coniaciense Co-nia-cien-se
Cretaceous Cre-ta-ceous krɪˈteɪ.ʃəs Crétacé Cré-ta-cé Cretácico Cre-tá-ci-co
Cryogenian Cry-o-ge-ni-an   Cryogénien Cryo-gé-nien Criogénico Crio-gé-ni-co
Danian Da-ni-an   Danien Da-nien Daniense Da-nien-se
Dapingian Dapin-gi-an   Dapingien Da-pin-gien Dapingiense Da-pin-gien-se
Darriwilian Dar-ri-wil-ian   Darriwilien Dar-ri-wi-lien Darriwiliense Da-rri-wi-lien-se
Devonian De-vo-ni-an dɪˈvoʊniən Dévonien Dé-vo-nien Devónico De-vó-ni-co
Drumian Dru-mi-an   Drumien Dru-mien Drumiense Dru-mien-se
Ectasian Ec-ta-si-an   Ectasien Ec-ta-sien Ectásico Ec-tá-si-co
Ediacaran E-di-a-ca-ran   Édiacarien É-dia-ca-rien Ediacárico E-dia-cá-ri-co
Eifelian Eife-lian   Eifélien Ei-fé-lien Eifeliense Ei-fe-lien-se
Emsian Em-sian   Emsien Em-sien Emsiense Em-sien-se
Eoarchean E-o-ar-che-an   Éoarchéen Éo-ar-chéen Eoarcaico E-o-ar-cai-co
Eocene E-o-cene ˈiəˌsin Éocène Éo-cè-ne Eoceno E-o-ce-no
Famennian Fa-men-ni-an   Famennien Fa-men-nien Fameniense Fa-me-nien-se
Floian Flo-i-an   Floien Floien Floiense Floien-se
Fortunian For-tu-ni-an   Fortunien Fo-rtu-nien Fortuniense For-tu-nien-se
Frasnian Frasn-i-an   Frasnien Fras-nien Frasniense Fras-nien-se
Furongian Fu-ron-gi-an   Furongien Fu-ron-gien Furongiense Fu-ron-gien-se
Gelasian Ge-la-si-an   Gélasien Gé-la-sien Gelasiense Ge-la-sien-se
Givetian Give-tian   Givétien Gi-vé-tien Givetiense Gi-ve-tien-se
Gorstian Gors-tian   Gorstien Gor-stien Gorstiense Gors-tien-se
Greenlandian Geen-lan-d-i-an   Greenlandien Green-lan-dien Groenlandiense Gro-en-lan-dien-se
Guadalupian Gua-da-lu-pian   Guadalupien Gua-da-lu-pien Guadalupiense Gua-da-lu-pien-se
Guzhangian Gu-zhan-gi-an   Guzhangien Guz-han-gien Guzhangiense Guz-han-gien-se
Gzhelian G-zhe-li-an   Gzhélien Gzhé-lien Gzheliense Gzhe-lien-se
Hadean Hade-an   Hadéen Ha-déen Hádico Há-di-co
Hauterivian Hau-teriv-i-an   Hauterivien Hau-te-ri-vien Hauteriviense Hau-te-ri-vien-se
Hettangian Het-tan-gi-an   Hettangien Het-tan-gien Hettangiense Het-tan-gien-se
Hirnantian Hir-nan-ti-an   Hirnantien Hir-nan-tien Hirnantiense Hir-nan-tien-se
Holocene Hol-o-cene   Holocène Ho-lo-cè-ne Holoceno Ho-lo-ce-no
Homerian Ho-mer-i-an   Homérien Ho-mé-rien Homeriense Ho-me-rien-se
Induan In-du-an   Indusien In-du-sien Induense In-du-sien-se
Jiangshanian Ji-ang-sha-ni-an   Jiangshanien Jiang-sha-nien Jiangshaniense Jiang-sha-nien-se
Jurassic Ju-ras-sic dʒʊˈɹæsɪk Jurassique Ju-ras-si-que Jurásico Ju-rá-si-co
Kasimovian Ka-s-i-mo-vi-an   Kasimovien Ka-si-mo-vien Kasimoviense Ka-si-mo-vien-se
Katian Kat-i-an   Katien Ka-tien Katiense Ka-tien-se
Kimmeridgian Kim-me-r-idg-ian   Kimméridgien Kim-mé-rid-gien Kimmeridgiense Kim-me-rid-gien-se
Kungurian Kun-gu-ri-an   Koungourien Koun-gou-rien Kunguriense Kun-gu-rien-se
Ladinian La-din-i-an   Ladinien La-di-nien Ladiniense La-di-nien-se
Langhian Lan-ghi-an   Langhien Lan-ghien Langhiense Lan-ghien-se
Llandovery Lla-nd-o-ver-y   Llandovery Llan-do-ve-ry Llandovery Llan-do-ve-ry
Lochkovian Lochko-vi-an   Lochkovien Loch-ko-vien Lochkoviense Loch-ko-vien-se
Lopingian Lopin-gi-an   Lopingien Lo-pin-gien Lopingiense Lo-pin-gien-se
Ludfordian Lud-for-di-an   Ludfordien Lud-for-dien Ludfordiense Lud-for-dien-se
Ludlow Lud-low   Ludlow Lud-low Ludlow Lud-low
Lutetian Lu-te-tian   Lutétien Lu-té-tien Luteciense Lu-te-cien-se
Maastrichtian Maas-trich-tian   Maastrichtien Maëstrichtien Maas-trich-tien Maës-trich-tien Maastrichtiense Ma-as-trich-tien-se
Meghalayan Meg-ha-layan   Méghalayen Mé-gha-layen Megalayense Me-ga-la-yen-se
Mesoarchean Mes-o-ar-che-an   Mésoarchéen Mé-so-ar-chéen Mesoarcaico Me-so-ar-cai-co
Mesoproterozoic Meso-pro-te-ro-zo-ic   Mésoprotérozoïque Mé-so-pro-té-ro-zoï-que Mesoproterozoico Me-so-pro-te-ro-zoi-co
Mesozoic Mes-o-zo-ic   Mésozoïque Mé-so-zoï-que Mesozoico Me-so-zoi-co
Messinian Mes-sin-i-an   Messinien Mes-si-nien Messiniense Mes-si-nien-se
Miaolingian Mi-ao-lin-gi-an   Miaolingien Miao-lin-gien Miaolingiense Mia-o-lin-gien-se
Miocene Mi-o-cene   Miocène Mio-cè-ne Mioceno Mio-ce-no
Mississippian Mis-sis-sip-pi-an   Mississippien Mis-sis-sip-pien Misisípico Mi-si-sí-pi-co
Moscovian Mos-co-vi-an   Moscovien Mos-co-vien Moscoviense Mos-co-vien-se
Neoarchean Ne-o-ar-che-an   Néoarchéen Néo-ar-chéen Neoarcaico Ne-o-ar-cai-co
Neogene Ne-o-gene   Néogène Néo-gè-ne Neógeno Ne-ó-ge-no
Neoproterozoic Ne-o-pro-te-ro-zo-ic   Néoprotérozoïque Néo-pro-té-ro-zoï-que Neoproterozoico Ne-o-pro-te-ro-zoi-co
Norian No-ri-an   Norien No-rien Noriense No-rien-se
Northgrippian North-grip-pi-an   Northgrippien North-grip-pien Norgripiense Nor-gri-pien-se
Olenekian O-le-neki-an   Olénékien O-lé-né-kien Olenekiense O-le-ne-kien-se
Oligocene Ol-i-go-cene   Oligocène O-li-go-cè-ne Oligoceno O-li-go-ce-no
Ordovician Or-do-vi-cian   Ordovicien Or-do-vi-cien Ordovícico Or-do-ví-ci-co
Orosirian Oro-si-ri-an   Orosirien O-ro-si-rien Orosírico O-ro-sí-ri-co
Oxfordian Ox-for-di-an   Oxfordien Ox-for-dien Oxfordiense Ox-for-dien-se
Paibian Paibi-an   Paibien Pai-bien Paibiense Pai-bien-se
Paleoarchean Pa-le-o-ar-che-an   Paléoarchéen Pa-léo-ar-chéen Paleoarcaico Pa-le-o-ar-cai-co
Paleocene Pa-le-o-cene   Paléocène Pa-léo-cè-ne Paleoceno Pa-le-o-ce-no
Paleogene Pa-le-o-gene   Paléogène Pa-léo-gè-ne Paleógeno Pa-le-ó-ge-no
Paleoproterozoic Pa-le-o-pro-te-ro-zo-ic   Paléoprotérozoïque Pa-léo-pro-té-ro-zoï-que Paleoproterozoico Pa-le-o-pro-te-ro-zoi-co
Paleozoic Pa-le-o-zo-ic   Paléozoïque Pa-léo-zoï-que Paleozoico Pa-le-o-zoico
Pennsylvanian Penn-syl-va-ni-an   Pennsylvanien Penn-syl-va-nien Pensilvánico Pen-sil-vá-ni-co
Permian Per-mi-an ˈpɝmiən Permien Per-mien Pérmico Pér-mi-co
Phanerozoic Phan-er-o-zo-ic   Phanérozoïque Pha-né-ro-zoï-que Fanerozoico Fa-ne-ro-zoi-co
Piacenzian Pi-a-cen-zi-an   Plaisancien Plai-san-cien Piacenziense Pia-cen-zien-se
Pleistocene Pleis-to-cene   Pléistocène Pléis-to-cène Pleistoceno Pleis-to-ce-no
Pliensbachian Pliens-bachi-an   Pliensbachien Pliens-ba-chien Pliensbachiense Pliens-ba-chien-se
Pliocene Pli-o-cene   Pliocène Plio-cè-ne Plioceno Plio-ce-no
Pragian Pra-gi-an   Pragien Pra-gien Pragiense Pra-gien-se
Precambrian Pre-cam-bri-an pɹiˈkæmbɹiən Précambrien Pré-cam-brien Precámbrico Pre-cám-bri-co
Priabonian Pri-a-bo-ni-an   Priabonien Pria-bo-nien Priaboniense Pria-bo-nien-se
Pridoli Prid-o-li   Pridoli Pri-do-li Prídoli Prí-do-li
Proterozoic Pro-te-ro-zo-ic   Protéozoïque Protéo–zoï-que Proterozoico Pro-te-ro-zoi-co
Quaternary Qua-ter-na-ry ˈkwɑtɝˌnɛɹi Quaternaire Qua-ter-nai-re Cuaternario Cua-ter-na-rio
Rhaetian Rhae-tian   Rhétien Rhé-tien Rhaetiense Rha-e-tien-se
Rhuddanian Rhud-da-ni-an   Rhuddanien Rhud-da-nien Rhuddaniense Rhud-da-nien-se
Rhyacian Rhy-a-cian   Rhyacien Rhya-cien Riácico Riá-ci-co
Roadian Road-i-an   Roadien Roa-dien Roadiense Ro-a-dien-se
Rupelian Ru-pe-l-i-an   Rupélien Ru-pé-lien Rupeliense Ru-pe-lien-se
Sakmarian Sak-mari-an   Sakmarien Sak-ma-rien Sakmariense Sak-ma-rien-se
Sandbian Sand-bi-an   Sandbien Sand-bien Sandbiense Sand-bien-se
Santonian San-to-ni-an   Santonien San-to-nien Santoniense San-to-nien-se
Selandian Selan-di-an   Sélandien Sé-lan-dien Selandiense Se-lan-dien-se
Serpukhovian Ser-pu-kho-vi-an   Serpukhovien Ser-pu-kho-vien Serpukhoviense Ser-pu-kho-vien-se
Serravallian Ser-ra-val-li-an   Serravallien Ser-ra-val-lien Serravalliense Se-rra-va-llien-se
Sheinwoodian Shein-woo-di-an   Sheinwoodien Shein-woo-dien Sheinwoodiense Shein-wo-o-dien-se
Siderian Si-de-ri-an   Sidérien Si-dé-rien Sidérico Si-dé-ri-co
Silurian Si-lu-ri-an   Silurien Si-lu-rien Silúrico Si-lú-ri-co
Sinemurian Sine-mu-ri-an   Sinémurien Si-né-mu-rien Sinemuriense Si-ne-mu-rien-se
Statherian Sta-t-he-ri-an   Stathérien Sta-thé-rien Estatérico Es-ta-té-ri-co
Stenian Ste-ni-an   Sténien Sté-nien Esténico Es-té-ni-co
Telychian Te-lychi-an   Télychien Té-ly-chien Telychiense Te-ly-chien-se
Terreneuvian Ter-re-neu-vi-an   Terreneuvien Ter-re-neu-vien Terreneuviense Te-rre-neu-vien-se
Thanetian Thane-tian   Thanétien Tha-né-tien Thanetiense Tha-ne-tien-se
Tithonian Titho-ni-an   Tithonien Ti-tho-nien Titoniense Ti-to-nien-se
Toarcian Toar-cian   Toarcien Toar-cien Toarciense To-ar-cien-se
Tonian To-ni-an   Tonien To-nien Tónico Tó-ni-co
Tortonian Tor-to-ni-an   Tortonien Tor-to-nien Tortoniense Tor-to-nien-se
Tournaisian Tour-nai-si-an   Tournaisien Tour-nai-sien Tournaisiense Tour-nai-sien-se
Tremadocian Tre-ma-do-ci-an   Trémadocien Tré-ma-do-cien Tremadociense Tre-ma-do-cien-se
Triassic Tri-as-sic ˌtɹaɪˈæˌsɪk Trias Trias Triásico Triá-si-co
Turonian Tu-ro-ni-an   Turonien Tu-ro-nien Turoniense Tu-ro-nien-se
Valanginian Valan-gin-i-an   Valanginien Va-lan-gi-nien Valanginiense Va-lan-gi-nien-se
Visean Vise-an   Viséen Vi-séen Viseense Vi-se-en-se
Wenlock Wen-lock   Wenlock Wen-lock Wenlock Wen-lock
Wordian Wor-d-i-an   Wordien Wor-dien Wordiense Wor-dien-se
Wuchiapingian Wu-chi-apin-gi-an   Wuchiapingien Wu-chia-pin-gien Wuchiapingiense Wu-chia-pin-gien-se
Wuliuan Wu-li-uan   Wuliuen Wu-liuen Wuliuense Wu-liu-en-se
Ypresian Ypre-sian   Yprésien Y-pré-sien Ypresiense Y-pre-sien-se
Zanclean Zan-clean   Zancléen Zan-cléen Zancliense Zan-clien-se

Compiler: Bruno Granier
Date: 2022/12/17