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TimeScale Creator 2012 chart

Calcareous N

UC
Standard Chronostratigraphy Geomagnetic Zone
Polarity (Lt.
Ma Period Epoch Age/Stage Cret.) Tethyan Nanno Z
Holocene Tarantian (Lt. NN21 CN15 Emiliania huxleyi
Pleist.) NN20 b
0.5 medium (over 4
Ionian (M. CN14
Pleist.) a microns)
C1 Gephyrocapsa spp.
1
NN19 reentrance (reemG
Quaternary Calabrian b
Pleistocene CN13 event)
1.5
a medium (over 4 Di
2 microns)
Gelasian C2 NN18 d Gephyrocapsa spp.
2.5 NN17 c (=bmG event)
b D
CN12
3 Piacenzian NN16 D
a
C2A
3.5
NN15 Discoaster
4 Pliocene b asymmetricus (FCO)
NN14 CN11
a
4.5 Zanclean
NN13 Am
c
5 Ceratolithus rugosus
C3 CN10
b Ceratolithus acutus
NN12
5.5 a
d d
6
Ni
Messinian
6.5 c c
C3A
alt Nicklithus amplificus
7 NN11a CN9
b b Amaurolithus primus
C3B
7.5
Discoaster
a a quinqueramus
8
C4 NN11 Discoaster berggrenii
8.5

9 NN10 CN8
C4A
9.5 Tortonian
Di
10 NN9 CN7
Discoaster hamatus
10.5
NN8 CN6 Catinaster coalitus
11 C5

NN7 b
11.5 Discoaster kugleri
(common)
12
CN5
12.5 C5A
Neogene Serravallian NN6 a
13
C5AA
13.5 C5AB
C5A
14 C
Miocene NN5 CN4
14.5 C5AD

Langhian
15
C5B
15.5

16

16.5 NN4 CN3

C5C
17

17.5
C5D
18
Burdigalian NN3
18.5 C5E CN2 T
Sphenolithus
belemnos
19

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19
C6
19.5

20

20.5 C6A NN2

21 c
CN1

21.5 C6AA
Aquitanian
22
C6B
22.5 Discoaster druggi
(s.str.)

23 NN1 a/b
C6C
23.5 bis

24
C7
24.5

25 C7A NP25 b

25.5 Chattian
C8
26
CP19
26.5

27
C9
27.5

28
NP24 a
28.5 Oligocene C10

29
Sphenolithus
29.5 ciperoensis

C11 CP18 Sphenolithus

30 distentus

30.5
NP23
31 Rupelian CP17

31.5
um
C12
32

32.5 NP22 c u

33
b Coc
CP16
33.5
NP21
s
34 a
C13

34.5

35
C15
35.5 NP19-
Priabonian 20
36
CP15
C16
36.5
Isthmolithus recurvus
37
NP18 Chiasmolithus
oamaruensis
37.5 (common)
C17
38 Chiasmolithus
oamaruensis (rare)
38.5
NP17
39
b
39.5 Bartonian

C18 CP14
40

40.5 Chi

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Chi

41
a
41.5 Reticulofenestra
C19 NP16
umbilicus (>14 ?m)
42

42.5

Reticulofenestra Na
43 c umbilicus

43.5 c

44 C20
CP13
Ch
44.5 Paleogene Lutetian NP15
b b
45 Eocene
Chiasmolithus gigas
45.5
a a
46 Nannotetrina fulgens

46.5

47 b b
C21
47.5
NP14 CP12 Blackites inflatus
48

48.5 a a Discoaster
sublodoensis (5-
49 rayed)

49.5 C22
NP13 CP11
50

50.5

51

51.5
C23
Ypresian
52
NP12 CP10

52.5

53

53.5 Discoaster lodoensis

54 NP11 b Tribrachiatus
orthostylus
CP9
54.5 a Discoaster diastypus
C24 Campylosphaera
55 NP10 eodela (common)

55.5 Tribrachiatus
bramlettei
b
56 CP8 Rhomboaster spp.
b
56.5 NP9 Campylosphaera
eodela
57 a a Discoaster
multiradiatus
CP7
57.5 (common)
Thanetian
Discoaster nobilis
58 C25 NP8
CP6
58.5 Heliolithus riedelii
NP7 Discoaster mohleri
59
NP6 CP5 Heliolithus kleinpellii
59.5

60

60.5 Selandian NP5 CP4

C26

61 Paleocene
Fasciculithus
tympaniformis
61.5
Fasciculithus -- 2nd
radiation
62

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NP4 CP3
62.5
C27
63 Ellipsolithus macellus

63.5
Danian
64 NP3 CP2
C28
Chiasmolithus
64.5
danicus

65 Cruciplacolithus
NP2 b
tenuis
65.5 CP1
C29 Biantholithus
NP1 a
sparsus; Calcisphere
66 FLOOD
M
66.5 Cribrosphaerella
b d daniae (oldest
CC26 possible)
67
Micula prinsii
C30
67.5 a NC23 c
UC20 Nephrolithus
frequens
68

68.5 c b

Micula murus
69 Maastrichtian CC25 b NC22 a Lithraphidites
quadratus
69.5
a UC19
70 C31
NC21 R
70.5 UC18

71
Tra
CC24
71.5 UC17 U

72

72.5
C32
73

73.5

74 NC20 UC16
CC23
74.5

75

75.5

76
E
CC22 d
76.5
Uniplanarius trifidum

77
CC21 c Uniplanarius
77.5 sissinghii

Campanian NC19
78
CC20 b
78.5 UC15
Ceratolithoides
aculeus
79 C33

79.5

80 CC19 a
NC18
80.5 Misceomarginatus
pleniporus
81 d
CC18 UC14 c Broinsonia parca
b parca
81.5
a
82
UC13
82.5
CC17 Arkhangelskiella
83 cymbiformis
Late
83.5

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NC17 Calculites obscurus

84
UC12
84.5

85 Santonian
CC16
85.5
c Lucianorhabdus
86 UC11
cayeuxii
b
86.5 a Lithastrinus grillii

87
CC15
87.5
Reinhardtites
88 Coniacian anthophorus
NC16 UC10
88.5

89 CC14

89.5 Micula stauropora

c Marthasterites
90 CC13 NC15
furcatus
b
90.5
UC9
91
a Lithastrinus
septenarius (senso
91.5 lato)
CC12 NC14
Turonian
92 b
UC8
92.5
a
Eiffellithus eximius
93 Kamptnerius
C34 b?
CC11 UC7 magnificus
NC12 - a
93.5
b 13 UC6 c Quadrum gartneri
b
94
UC5 a R
NC11 b
94.5 UC4 Lith
a
CC10 e Cyl
95 a d
UC3 c
95.5 Lithraphidites acutus,
b Microrhabdulus
96 a decoratus

96.5
c
97
Cenomanian UC2
97.5 b b
Gartnerago
98 a segmentatum

98.5 b
NC10
99 c
UC1
99.5
CC9
100 b
a Corollithion kennedyi
100.5
b
101 H

101.5
UC0 /
a
102 a BC27 a

102.5
M"-
103 Eiffellithus turriseiffelii
3"r
set
103.5

104

104.5

105
(C34n)

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(C34n) b
105.5 Cretaceous

106

106.5 NC9
Albian
107 b
M"- Eiffellithus
monechiae
107.5 2"r
set
108 CC8

108.5
a
109

109.5 Axopodorhabdus
albianus
110
c Tranolithus orionatus
110.5 (=T. phacelosus)

111

111.5 NC8
b
a
112

112.5 Hayesites albiensis

a Prediscosphaera
113 columnata
(subcircular)
113.5

114

114.5
(C34n)
115

115.5

116

116.5

117

117.5 b

118

118.5 NC7

119

119.5 b
Aptian CC7
120

120.5

121

121.5

122 M"-
1"r
122.5
Early
123 a

123.5
Eprolithus floralis
124
(C34n)
124.5

125 b
NC6
125.5
Rhagodiscus
126 gallagheri
M0r a C
a Hayesites irregularis
126.5
e Fl b lli bl

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e Flabellites oblongus
127
(consistent)

127.5 M1

128
CC6
128.5 Barremian
d
129

129.5 NC5
M3
130

130.5
b c
131
M5
CC5 Rucinolithus
131.5 terebrodentarius,
b Ruc. Windleyae L
M6
132 a
Hauterivian M7
132.5 a
S
M8
133 NC4 Cr
b
M9 Lithraphidites bollii Tu
133.5
CC4
134 M10
a
134.5
M10N Eiffellithus striatus
135

135.5
M11
136
b NC3
136.5 M11A
Valanginian
137
CC3
M12 Eiffellithus windii
137.5

138 M12A

138.5 M13 a

139 Calcicalathina
M14
oblongata
139.5

140 M15

140.5

141
M16
141.5

142
Berriasian CC2 NC2
142.5

143
M17
143.5

144
Retecapsa
144.5 M18 angustiforata

145 Nannoconus
CC1 NC1 kamptneri&
NJT1 steinmannii
145.5 7b
M19 Nannoconus wintereri
146 NJT17
Nannoconus globulus
a
minor
146.5

147 NJT16
b
147.5 M20 Nannoconus infans

NJT16 Helenea chiastia

148
a (Microstaurus
chiastius)

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)
148.5 Tithonian

149 NJT15
M21
b
Polycostella
149.5
beckmannii

150 NJT15 Conusphaera

a mexicana minor
150.5
M22
151

151.5

152 M22A

152.5

153 M23

153.5
NJT14
154
M24
Late
154.5
Kimmeridgian
M24A
155
M24B
155.5
M25
156
M25A
156.5
Faviconus
157 M26 multicolumnatus

157.5 lt-Oxf
N
158

158.5
lt-Oxf NJT13
159 R b

159.5
m-
160 Oxf N
Oxfordian m-
160.5 Oxf R
Card-
161 N Loth
e-Oxf
161.5 R
Cal-
162 Oxf N NJT13
lt- a
162.5 Callo
vR
163 lt-
Callo
vR
163.5
lt-
Callo
164 vN
m-
164.5 Callo
Callovian vR NJT12
165 e-
Callo
165.5 vN
Bat- Cyclagelosphaera
166 Cal R wiedmannii
lt-
166.5 Bath
N
167 m-
Bathonian Bath NJT11
167.5 R
e- Watznaueria
Bath barnesae
168
N
Baj-
168.5
Bat R NJT10
Middle lt- b
169 Bajo
Bajocian N
169.5 Car
m- NJT10 Watznaueria
Bajo a manivitae
170 R

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170 R
e- NJT9 Watznaueria
170.5 Bajo britannica (rare)
N NJT8c Cyclagelosphaera
171 lt-Aal margerelii
R
171.5 m-Aal
N
172 mid-
Aalenian Aal R
NJT8b
172.5

173
Jurassic Toar- Lotharingius
173.5 Aal N contractus

174
NJT8a
Toar- Retecapsa incompta
174.5
Aal N
175

175.5

176

176.5 NJT7b

177 m-Toar
R
177.5

178 Discorhabdus criotus

178.5 Toarcian

179
NJT7a
179.5

180
Discorhabdus striatus
180.5
e-Toar
181 N NJT6

181.5 Carinolithus superbus

182
NJ5b
182.5 Lotharingius sigillatus

Pl-Toar
183
R
183.5
lt-Plien
184 N NJT5a
184.5 m-
Plien
R
185
Lotharingius hauffii
185.5

186 m-
Plien R
186.5
Pliensbachian
187
NJT4b
187.5
Early e-Plien
188 N

188.5

189
e-Plien
R
189.5
NJT4a Similiscutum
cruciulus
190
Si-Pl N
190.5

191
Si-Pl N
191 5 NJT3b

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191.5 NJT3b

192

192.5
lt-Sin R Mitrolithus lenticularis
193

193.5

194

194.5 lt-Sin N

195 Sinemurian

195.5 NJT3a

196

196.5 m-Sin
R
197
Crepidolithus
197.5
pliensbachensis

198 e-Sin
mixe
198.5 d NJT2b

199
Mitrolithus elegans
NJT2
199.5 a Parhabdolithus
liasicus
200 Hett-N
Hettangian NJT1
200.5
Schizosphaerella
punctulata
201
Schizosphaerella
201.5 punctulata

202 E23

202.5
A
203 E22

203.5

204 E21

204.5

205
Rhaetian E20
205.5

206

206.5
E19
207

207.5 E18

208

208.5
Obliquipithonella
209 E17 rhombica
(calcisphere)
209.5

210 NT2b

210.5

211 E16

211.5

212

212.5
E15
213

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213.5

214

214.5
E14
215

215.5

216

216.5

217 Crucirhabdus
E13 primulus
217.5 Crucirhabdus
minutus,
218 Archaeozygodiscus
koessenensis
218.5
Eoconusphaera
E12 zlambachensis
219 Norian
Late
219.5

220

220.5 E11

221 NT2a

Triassic
221.5

222
E10
222.5 Prinsiosphaera
triassica
223

223.5 E9

224

224.5

225

225.5 E8

226

226.5

227

227.5 E7
Orthopithonella
228 geometrica
(calcisphere)
228.5
E6 NT1
229
pra
229.5

230 E5

230.5
E4
231
E3
231.5
E2
Subb
232 -N/
UT10
232.5 n
Carnian
233 EARLIEST
NANNOFOSSILS,
Orthopithonella
233.5
Austr misurinae,
o-R/ Obliquipithonella
234 UT4r prasina, Carnicalyxia
tabellata,
234.5 Trachy Cassianospica
-R2/ curvata

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-R2/ curvata
UT3r
235
Trach
y-N/
235.5
UT2n
236
Daxa-
236.5 N/
UT1n
237

237.5 Long-
N2/
MT13
238
Arch-
238.5 R1/
M11r
239 Long-
N1/
Middle Ladinian
MT11
239.5
n
240 Fass-
N/
240.5 MT9n

241 Fass-
R/MT8r

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