Paleogene (33-66 Ma time-slice) Time ScaLe R Creator CHRONOS Cen Mesozoic Updated by James G. Ogg (Purdue University) and Gabi Ogg to: GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE 2004 (Gradstein, F.M., Ogg, J.G., Smith, A.G., et al., 2004) and The CONCISE GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE (Ogg, J.G., Ogg, G., and Gradstein, F.M., 2008) Paleozoic Sponsored, in part, by: Precambrian ICS Based, in part, on: CENOZOIC-MESOZOIC BIOCHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY: JAN HARDENBOL, JACQUES THIERRY, MARTIN B. FARLEY, THIERRY JACQUIN, PIERRE-CHARLES DE GRACIANSKY, AND PETER R. VAIL,1998. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Sequence Chronostratigraphic Framework of European Basins in: De Graciansky, P.- C., Hardenbol, J., Jacquin, Th., Vail, P. R., and Farley, M. B., eds.; Mesozoic and Cenozoic Sequence Stratigraphy of European Basins, SEPM Special Publication 60. Standard Geo- Sequences Marine Marine Planktonic Foraminifers Larger Benthic Foraminifers Calcareous Nannofossils Dinoflagellate Cysts North Sea Radiolarians Diatoms Ostracodes Charophytes Mammals Regional Stages Stage South Age O-18 C-13 Chronostratigraphy magnetic North Atlantic North Sea Microfossil Zones Age T-R Major T-R Composite Composite Asian American Sequences 0 0 Other Larger Benthic Mammals Mammals Period Polarity Global ( /00 PDB) ( /00 PDB) Zones Zonal Markers Other Foraminifers Zones Zonal Markers Zones Zonal Markers Other Nannofossils Zones Zonal Markers Other Dinocysts Zones Zonal Markers Epoch Stage Cycles Cycles 0 5 0 2 Foraminifers Zones North Sea Event Zonal Markers Other Radiolarians Zones Zonal Markers Boreal Ostracodes Tethyan Ostracodes Zones Zonal Markers NALMA North American Mammals ELMA European Mammals ALMA SALMA California Australia 32.19 P19 O2 CP17 Deflandrea NSR 7B (Turr. Centrobotrys gravida Rhabdochara Whitneyan Diceratherium, Protoceras Tinguirirican Ru 2 NP23 Adercotryma agterbergi, Pseudohastigerina /18 granulata alsatica) Annectina biedai, Rotaliatina major Pantolestidae, Ischyromys, naguewichiensis Hypertragulus calcaratus, MP22 D14 a bulimoides, DWAF LCO (rare); RP20 Phormostichoartus fistula Blainvillimys gregarius, PLANK. FORAMS = Harrisichara turberculata Bothriodon, Mesohippus Reticulofenestra umbilicus / Schizophacus cooksoniae, Issiodoromys medius C12 Reticulophragmium C. ret. R.hillae (low-mid lat.) Samlandia chlamydophora, Dictyoprora pirum NP22 c acutidorsatum, Ammodiscus Zemorrian CP18 Wetzeliella gochtii Achilleodinium biformoides Lithocyclia angusta SB21 Schizophacus latus, Reticulophragmoides jarvisi Suevian Bothriodon Rupelian O1 Orellan Rupelian P18 Spiniferites sp. 1 (Manum et al., cooksoniae Stephanochara Sphenolithus distentus Ericsonia formosa (mid-low NSR 7A (Ader. Lithocyclia aristotelis group Cryptocarpium ornatum, Cestodiscus reticulatus 1989) Dictyoprora mongolferi, MP21 b latitudes) D15 L. striatopunctata, H. hebertiana H. ornata pinguis Bothriodon Hsandgolian Clausicoccus subdistichus (base agterbergi) Lychnocanoma amphitrite C. exc. Coscinodiscus excavatus of acme) Chiropteridium galea Palaeotherium Oligocene C. laticostata H. oertlii, P. ventricosa, N. Rhinocerotidae, Cricetidae, P. delicata, B. pygmaea, O. Areosphaeridium diktyoplokum Areosphaeridium dictyoplokus Dictyoprora armadillo Cassigerinella chipolensis eoceanus Entelodon, Castoridae Nummulites vascus, N. fichteli complanata, B. bulloides S. North Sea = Subbolina Stephanochara pinguis Hypertragulus calcaratus, Suoidea Brontotheriidae Amphimerycidae 33.9 33.88 Hantkenina spp., Hankenina alabamensis 33.9 linapoerta, Turborotalia pomeroli, MP20 Pr 4/Ru 1 NP21 Reticulofenestra oamaruensis Lophocyrtis (Lophocyrtis) jacchia Mustersan Nummulites retiatus, P. afyonica, B. vonderschmitti, S. c Globorotalia cerroazulensis RP19 B. brun. Oromerycidae, Cylindrodontidae Xiphodontidae, Palaeotherium m. Aldingan C13 Turborotalia cerroazulensis CP16 Glaphrocysta intricata P17 Discocyclina spp., Orbitoclypeus granulosus, H. reticulata, A. a medium E16 Thalassiphora reticulata Calocyclas turris, Thyrsocyrtis spp., Asterocyclina spp. alpina, A. gomezi Ammosphaerodina Refugian Cribrohantkenina inflata (Thyrso.) bromia, Thyrsocyrtis Baxteriopsis brunii Stephanochara pseudopauciloculata (pl. foram) Ch 3 MP19 SB20 Glaphyrocysta semitecta (Thyrso.) rhizodon, Cryptocarpium vectensis Ergilian Globierinatheka index Discoaster barbadiensis (low & azyx Heteraulacacysta campanula Palaeotherium m. medium 34.76 mid lat.) Pr 3 P16 A. stellata n. ssp., D. dispansa n. Areosphaeridium Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) Harrisichara turberculata Cricetidae, Mustelidae Nummulites retiatus ssp. Discoaster saipanensis (low-mid Palaeotherium curtum NP19 lochites, Calocyclas bandyca, latitude) dictyoplokus villerealense 35 Isthmolithus recurvus Calocyclas hispida, 35 C15 35.17 Turborotalia cunialensis -20 Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) tetracantha Pr 2 E15 Nummulites fabianii A. stellata stellaris, A. alticostata Lychnocanoma bellum, danubica, D. dispansa umbilicata Reticulofenestra reticulata (low & Harrisichara Reticulofenestra oamaruensis mid lat.) b Podocyrtis (Podocyrtis) papalis Cribrohantkenina inflata D. dispansa umbilicata, A. D12 Areosphaeridium michoudii Areosphaeridium michoudii Theocyrtis tuberosa vasiformis Ch 2 Turborotalia pomeroli Multituberculata, Apatotheria priabonensis Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) Chadronian Discoaster saipanensis (high lat.) NSR 6B tuberculata Palaeotherium curtum RP18 triacantha Merycoidodon, Nimravidae MP18 D. dispansa dispansa, N. striatus (Un-named) villerealense CP15 Headonian C16 Globigerinatheka semiinvoluta NP18 Eusyringium fistuligerum Hyopsodus Thalassiphora fenestrata Gyrogona tuberosa SB19 Reticulofenestra reticulata (high Calocyclas bandyca Podocyrtis (Lampterium) Gyrogona Priabonian Barrancan Priabonian lat.) goetheana Isoptychus euzetensis, Heteraulacacysta porosa Heteraulacacysta porosa tuberosa Gyrogona tuberosa Lophiotherium A. alpina, S. granulosus, B. Ch 1 P15 vondershmitti, P. afyonica, A. Psilochara Ulangochuian Chiasmolithus oamaruensis a Lychnocanoma amphitrite Podocyrtis (Lampterium) chalara MB17 b E14 alticostata danubica, A. stella F. forbesi repanda praestellaris, D. trabayensis RP17 A. Palaeotherium magnum, vicenzensis, D. augustae Entelodontidae, Ursidae, Isoptychus euzetensis, Talpidae, Lophiotherium, Quercygale Rhombodinium perforatum Calocyclas turris mary. Raskyella vadaszi MB17 a 37.2 37.24 Nummulites fabianii augustae Chiasmolithus grandis Bothriodon, Poebrotherium Anthracotheriidae 37.2 N. ptukhiani, A. stellata stella, A. C17 Pr 1 Acarinina spp. Rottnestia borussica Cryptocarpium azyx Calocyclas hispida Raskyella Nummulites biedai H. reticulata, A. gomezi, M. alticostata alticostata, D. discus, Reticulophragmium amplectens Plesiadapiformes, Nyctitheriidae Propalaeotherium drobneae A. kecskemetii (pl. foram); S. NORTH SEA = vadaszi Subbotina linaperta, Acarinina Reticulofenestra bisecta Thyrsocyrtis (Thyrsocyrtis) bromia Marginulopsis decorata, Raskyella vadaszi collactea SB18 Spongatractus pachystylus D. dispansa dispansa, A. stellata A. schwageri, A. roselli b Cibicidoides truncanus Leptolophus stehlini Morozovella crassata Du 2 Nummulites biedai, N. striatus stellaris, O. varians varians Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) Globigerinatheka semiinvoluta Thalassiphora delicata RP16 tetracantha, Dictyoprora pirum, Theocotylissa ficus D11 Heteraulacacysta Alveolina elongata, Nummulites A. stellata stellata, O. douvillei Wetzeliella simplex Polysphaeridium congregatum Planorotalites Dictyoprora armadillo Sethochytris triconiscus Ischyromys perforatus, Num. brnogniarti, pannonicus, O. varians scalaris NP17 porosa Podocyrtis (Lampterium) goetheana Discocyclina pulcra baconica b Heteraulacacysta? leptalea Chara friteli Hyrachyidae, Lophiodontidae, 38.54 a Lithocyclia aristotelis group Lithocyclia ocellus group Palaeotherium castrense Bart 1 E13 robiacense, Pseudoltinomys Acarinina primitiva Discoaster barbadiensis (high lat.) Duchesnean Rhombodinium porosum Corrudinium incompositum RP15 cosetanus P14 NSR 6A (Retic. Podocyrtis (Lampterium) trachodes Du 1 Bartonian Podocyrtis (Lampterium) chalara Tristylospyris triceros Anthracotheriidae, Canidae, MP16 Bartonian Subbotina frontosa amplectens) Amphicyonidae, Mesohippus, Podocyrtis (Lampterium) mitra Phormocyrtis striata striata Rhinocerotidae b Cainotheriidae, Palaeotherium Raskyella pecki C18 SB17 Asterlampra marylandica castrense robiacense Rhombodinium draco Dinocerata, Omomys, Sharamurunian Orbulinoides beckmanni Reticulofenestra hesslandii Taeniodonta, Hyrachyidae P13 E12 Areoligera tauloma Cryptocarpium ornatum Orbulinoides beckmanni CP14 Chiasmolithus solitus Acarinina bullbrooki 40 Cerebrocysta bartonensis 40 Alvoelina elongata, Nummulites A. schwageri, A. roselli, N. Rhombodinium momboideum Raskyella Leptolophus stehlini perforatus, Num. brongniarti, ptukhiani, A. alticostata pecki Discocyclina pulcra baconica alticostata, O. varians scalaris B. imp. Robiacian 40.4 RP14 Lophiodon lautricense 40.4 Podocyrtis (Podocyrtoges) ampla Nummulites herbi, N. aturicus, O. varians roberti, A. alticostata Ammomarginulina aubertae (pl. Lophiodon leptorhynchus E11 Nummulites herbi, N. aturicus, Assilina gigantea, Discocyclina cuvillierii foram), Karrerulina conversa, SB16 Assilina gigantea, Discocyclina O. varians roberti, O. douvillei D10 Artophormis barbadensis, late pulcra balatonica Karrerulina coniformis, pulcra balatonica pannonicus, A. kecskemetii Thyrsocyrtis (Pentalacorys) Haplophragmoides kirki L. striatopunctata, C. C19 Reticulofenestra reticulata lochites, Sethochytris triconiscus, Brightwellia imperfecta homoedwardsiana, P. moyesi N. sordensis,