This chart was produced with the assistance of Noreco, Lundin, Standard Lithostratigraphy of Oshore Norway Conoco Phillips and other members of the Diskos Consortium For details see: "The Geologic Time Scale 2012" by F.M. Gradstein, J.G. Ogg, M. Schmitz and G. Ogg (2012, published by Elsevier), and the Geologic TimeScale Foundation website: https://engineering.purdue.edu/Stratigraphy Southern Viking Northern Viking Updates and refinements of the standard lithostratigraphy offshore Norway Norwegian - Central Graben Central Graben trough Southern Northern South Western Chrono - Chronostratigraphy Graben Graben Tampen - Svalbard Legend All figures are interactive on www.nhm2.uio.no/norlex. Danish Basin South North Utsira - Stord Basin Graben - Hordapl. Norwegian Sea Norwegian Sea Barents Sea stratigraphy Age Era Period Epoch Age/Stage NO DK DK UK/NO GB NO W E W E W E W E SW NE S N Lt. Pleist./Gelasian 0 Quat. Pleistocene Lt. Pleist./Gelasian Bergen Bergen Nordland Gr Nordland Gr Tampen sst Mb. Naust Naust Nordland Piacenzian/Zanclean Pliocene Piacenzian/Zanclean Messinian 7.25 Messinian 7.25 Nordland Gr Hutton Sst. Neogene stratigraphy of the Norwegian Tortonian Utsira Stavanger Tortonian 11.63 central and northern North Sea 10 11.63 Nordland Gr Stavanger Serravallian 13.82 Serravallian 13.82 Utsira Molo Age Chrono- S. Viking N. Viking Northern Viking Langhian 15.97 0 Miocene Langhian 15.97 Molo Ma stratigraphy Graben Graben Graben (61 N) Hordaland Lark Kai Burdigalian 20.44 Burdigalian 20.44 Kai Pleisto- S N W E cene / “Nordland Group mudstones” 20 Neogene Lark Aquitanian 23.03 Aquitanian 23.03 Skade Pliocene - undefined Vade Freja Vade 5 Chattian 28.1 Chattian 28.1 Lark Upper Utsira Formation Utsira Oligocene Skade Humid terrestrial shales Miocene Fm. 30 Hordaland Rupelian 33.9 10 Rupelian Kai Formation Lark Lark Nordland Group 33.9 Hordaland Dufa Middle Priabonian 37.8 Miocene Priabonian 37.8 Hordaland Aspelintoppen Arid terrestrial shales Mid-Miocene hiatus (~ 0my in the south to Tertiary Bartonian 41.2 15 15-20my in northernmost North Sea) 40 Bartonian 41.2 Brygge Brygge Battfjellet Hiatus Hordaland Grid Skade Grid Lutetian Lower Mbr. Cenozoic Lutetian Horda 47.8 Lacustrine Miocene Eocene 47.8 Hordaland Hefring Frigg 20 50 Frigg Gilsonryggen Fm Ypresian Ypresian Kolga Fur Kolga Forhes 56.0 Shallow marine sst 25 Upper Paleogene 56.0 Sele Balder Fur Balder Sele Balder Odin Balder Balder Oligocene Fiskebank Hermod Sele Tare Tare Idun Rind Idun ListaAndrew Sele Grumantbyen Fm Thanetian 59.2 Thanetian 59.2 Lista Rind Forties Sele Hermod Hordaland Group Fiskebank Heimdal Lista Lista 61.6 Unnamed Un- Selandian Lower Lark Formation 60 Selandian 61.6 Våle Tyr Tyr Våle Andrew Lista Heimdal Tang Tang Torsk Basilika Fm 30 Mbr. named Paleocene Bor Bor Deep marine sst Oligocene Mbr. MaureenVåle Ty Vale Våle Egga Firkanten Danian 66.0 Danian 66.0 Ekofisk Ekofisk Maureen Ekofisk Ty Hiatus Ekofisk Hvithval Eocene Horda Grindhval Maastrichtian Fm Maastrichtian Tor Ekofisk Jorsalfare Jorsalfare Hardråde 72.1 70 72.1 Tor Tor Springar Springar Chalk carbonate Mackerel Tor Spekkhogger Nebbhval Kyrre Kyrre Rogaland Group Paleogene Northern North Sea Campanian Hod Shetland Gp. Campanian Hod Nise Marine shales and mudstones 80 Chalk Gr. Hod Shetland Chalk Gr. Nise 83.6 Key 83.6 GROUPS East Shetland Platform/ Horda platform Stord basin NE Fladen Ground Spur / Central Graben Norwegian Danish Siri Valley biomarkers AGE GR. Santonian 86.3 North Viking Graben South Viking Graben Basin Late Santonian 86.3 Chalk Gr. Gr. Tumler Kveite Kviting W E W E W E W E W E W E W E Kvitnos Kvitnos Fenestrella Tryggvason Coniacian 89.8 antiqua Coniacian 89.8 Herring Tunge Lysing Tuff BALDER FORMATION B2 B2 BALDER B2 BALDER B2 BALDER B2 BALDER B2 BALDER B2 Breiflabb B1 Odin B1 Radøy FORMATION B1 FORMATION B1 FORMATION B1 FORMATION FORMATION acme 90 93.9 Beauly V V V V Member V V V V V V V Member V V V V V V V V V V Beauly V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V B1 B1 D. oebis- Tryggvason Skolest Turonian feldensis Turonian 93.9 Blodøks Tryggvason Tryggvason Member S3 S3 S3 Member S3 S3 S3 S3 Blodøks Black Band Blodøks Blodøks Blodøks Blålange Skubbe Blodøks Blålange Cenomanian Upper Upper Gapeflyndre 100.5 Conglomerate TION Domoch TION Domoch Cenomanian Hidra Svarte Svarte A Hermod Solund ? A Hermod Hidra Svarte ? S2b Kolga Kolga S2b Kolga 100.5 Hidra Sandflyndre Sandstone Member Member Sandstone Member SELE Member Fiskebank 100 Smørflyndre Cromarty Member Member Early Eocene GROUP SELE SELE SELE FM. SELE Fiskebank SELE Member Member Y FM. FM. FM. FM. Member FM. Rødby Rødby Agat A Rødby Domoch Rødby Rødby Rødby Albian Sandstone Mudstone S2a S2a S2a S2a S2a S2a S2a Albian Kolga MemberKolga Member 113.0 MOR Hermod Solund Hermod ? Lower Hermod Fiskebank Apectodinium 110 Cromer Knoll Gp Langebarn Lower S1 Member S1 Member Member S1 ? Domoch S1 Forties ? Kolga augustum 113.0 DORNOCH FORM DORNOCH FORM Sandstone Member Member S1b Ran Agat Domoch Member S1b Member Fiskebank Ran Sola Sandstone S1 Member Apectodinium Ran Kolmule Siltstone S1a S1a augustum Cretaceous Caroline - S. spectabilis acme Sola Siri Siri Sola Sola Sola Sola fjellet Mb Aptian L3 L3 L3 L3 L3 L3 ? L3 120 Aptian Ran Langebarn ? LISTA FM. Mey Member Member A. margarita ROGALAND GROUP Steinbit Member Early Helvetiafjellet 126.3 Shale Heimdal. Sotra Heimdal. Siri 126.3 Kolje LISTA FM. L2 L2 LISTA FM. L2 L2 L2 L2 LISTA FM. L2 A. gippin- Late Paleocene Member Member Member ? Member gensis Tuxen t Barremian 130.8 Barremian 130.8 Tuxen Tuxen ? P. pyro- 130 Åsgard Mime Åsgard 133.9 L1 L1 L1 L1 LISTA FM. L1 L1 L1 phorum 133.9 Lyr Hauterivian Organic rich Hauterivian Valhall Lyr V2 Valhall Maureen VÅLE C. lenticularis Ty Egga Ty FM. Borr Åsgard Rurikfjellet Valanginian 139.4 Member V2 V2 V2 ? V2 Member V2 V2 VÅLE I. viborgence Åsgard bel e Member Member Member Valanginian 139.4 Åsgard Åsgard Klippfisk VÅLE VÅLE VÅLE Maureen Carb.VÅLE VÅLE FM. acme 1 Knurr FM. FM. FM. Maureen FM. FM. V1 S. beccarii- 140 MONTEROSE GROUP Ty V1 V1 Egga V1 Ty V1 Member V1 V1 Borr formis Berriasian Ryazanian Coal layers Member Member ? Member Member G. pseudo- Berriasian Ryazanian c 145.0 bulloides h Flekkefjord cene 145.0 Mandal CHALK ? ? EKOFISK FM. ? ? EKOFISK FM. EKOFISK Frederiks- Mandal S. inornata E. Paleo- Draupne 2 2 Munin GROUP FM. Sauda/Bjørghavn havn Fulmar Draupne Tithonian Volgian Tithonian Volgian Poul Farsund Ula 3 3 Draupne 152.1 150 Farsund Ridg Agardhfjellet Chert 152.1 Heno 4 Magnus Draupne Eldfisk Heather Hig Hekkingen Tau Ula/ Kimmeridgian 157.3 Sst. Late Kimmeridgian 157.3 Eldfisk Sognefj. Rogn Fulmar Heather Egersund Flyv- Hugin Heather Oxfordian 163.5 Marl North Sea Lithostratigraphy Norwegian Sea Lithostratigraphy 160 Oxfordian 163.5 Haugesund Haugesund Hugin Heather Fensfj. bjerg Lola Group Formation Group Formation Group Formation Members Age Krossfj. Fuglen Callovian 166.1 orogeni South Viking North Viking 166.1 Heather Central Graben Vøring Basin Dønna & Halten Westfjorden Møre Basin Callovian Sandnes Sleipner 168.3 Graben Graben Terraces Basin Pentland Tarbert Bathonian Bathonian 168.3 Bryne Haldager Pentland/ Bryne Sleipner 170.3 Limestone / chalk Rattray Garn Bajocian Middle Bajocian 170.3 Bryne Rattray Garn Group Formation Group Formation Ekofisk Fm informal Tang Sst. Egga Mbr. Danian E. Pal. 170 Mesozoic Etive Ness Not 174.2 174.2 Not Loppa Aalenian Central Graben South Viking Graben North Viking Graben Hardråde F. Jorsalfare Springer Fm Hvithval Mbr. Grindhval Mbr. Maastrichtian Aalenian Rannoch Tor Fm Fm. Mid Jurassic Oseberg Ile Ile Dolomite Ekofisk Fm unconformity Toarcian Magne Fm. Nise Fm Spekkhogger Mbr. Campanian Nordland Nebbhval Mbr. Toarcian Tofte Ror Stø Tor Fm Hardråde Fm. Jorsalfare Fm. 180 Jurassic 182.7 182.7 Ror Kyrre Fm. Santonian Cook Kvitnos Fm Tumler Mbr. Kvitskæving Mbr. Dunlin Tofte Magne Fm. Kyrre Fm. Thud Fm. Dunlin Gp Extrusives Rødspette Mbr. Coniacian Pliensbachian Burton bergen Pliensbachian Lysing Mbr. Lysing Mbr. Tunge Mbr. Early Dunlin Tilje 190.8 Thud Fm. Rødspette Mbr. Chalk Gp. Shetland Gp. Johansen Tilje Shetland Gp. 190.8 Fjerritslev Narve Fm. informal minor sst. Skolest Mbr. 190 Kongsøya Turonian Chalk Gp. ts Dunlin Gr. Dunlin Late Cretaceous Tryggvason Fm. Blålange Fm. not Breiflabb Mbr. e Intrusives Narve Fm. Amundsen Shetland Gp. Sinemurian Gr. Nordmela Sinemurian Tryggvason Fm. Blodøks Fm. Blodøks Fm. penetrated Skrubbe Mbr. Åre 199.3 in wells Gapeflyndre Mbr. 199.3 pi Blodøks Fm. Blodøks Fm. Smørflyndre Mbr. Åre Tubåen Hettangian 201.3 Hidra Fm. Svarte Fm. Cenomanian 200 Hettangian 201.3 Hidra Fm. Svarte Fm. Sandflyndre Mbr. Statfjord Fm Nansen Grey Beds Rock salt Ridg Rødby Fm. Rødby Fm. Rødby Fm. Agat Mbr. Langebarn Fm Albian Gassum Erikson Rhaetian Rødby Fm. Sola Fm. Ran Mbr. Rhaetian Statfjord Statfjord Grey Beds 209.5 Agat Mbr. Sola Fm. informal minor sst. Aptian 209.5 Statfjord Tuxen Fm. Mime or Gp. Gp. Gp. st S Ran Mbr. Asgard Fm. Barremian Early 210 ? ? ? Sola Fm. Sola Fm. Asgard Fm. Asgard Fm. Lyr Fm Svenskøya Anhydrite / gypsum Rognkjeks Mbr. Hauterivian Cretaceous e Cromer Knoll Cromer Knoll Cromer Knoll Valanginian Raude Berriasian Skagerak Josephine Hegre Gr. Tuxen Fm. Mime or Asgard Fm. Red Beds W Norian Asgard Fm. Rognkjeks Mbr. Cromer Knoll Gp. Red Beds Cromer Knoll Gp. 220 Late Norian Skagerak Vinding Reef build-ups Asgard Fm. /Sklinna Fruholmen Lunde 228.4 228.4 Skagerak Josephine Knorringfjellet Skag- Base of slope fans 230 High errak Snadd Carnian Triassic Carnian Oddesund Joanne sst Lomvi 237.0 237.0 Smith Channel fan systems Smith ? Ladinian 241.5 Southern Norwegian Southern Northern Trøndelag Halten Nordland 240 Ladinian 241.5 Bank Hegre Tønder Joanne sst ossa ? North Sea Danish Basin Viking Graben North Sea Platform Terrace Ridge Middle Bank Anisian 247.1 G Kobbe De Geerdalen Anisian 247.1 Falster Judy sst Teist Steinkobbe Channel fills Judy sst Red Beds Klappmyss Bravais- Olenekian 250.0 Haut.