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Geologisk tidstavle, historisk oversigt
(grundlag, W. Brian Harland et al., 1989) 

Første stratigrafiske beskrivelser (+ nyere videnskabelige arbejder)

 PRIMITIVE, SECUNDARE, TERTIARE, QAURTARE,   G. Arduino, (1759, I) 

+ tiden frem til ca. 1820-40)
PRIMITIVE = primary/first stratified grouos  (kambrium til perm/trias)
SECUNDARE= secondary/second stratified grouos  (perm/trias til kridt)
TERTIARE= tertiary/third stratified grouos  (yngre lag end kridt)
QUARTARE= quaternary/fourth stratified grouos 

overbygning 

(CRYPTOZOIC = Archaeozoic + Proterozoic),   G.H. Chadwick (1930, US)
PHANEROZOIC = Palaeozoic, Mesozoic + Caenozoic),   G.H. Chadwick (1930) (tidl., post-pre-cambrian)
PALAEOZIC,   A. Sedgwick (1838, UK), J. Phillips (1840, UK) (tidl., primary stratified groups)
MESOZOIC,   J. Phillips (1841) (tidl., seconadary)
CAENOZOIC/ CENOZOIC,   J. Phillips (1841) 

PROTEROZOIC                        S.F. Emmons (1888, US)

 prækambrisk periode

 PRE-CAMBRIAN  (prækambrium)
ARCHAEAN                        ICS 1988

HADEAN                           P.E. Cloud (1976, US)

+ flere formationer
VENDIAN                          GTS 1982, J.W. Cowie (UK) + M.D. Brasier (1989, UK)

EDAICARA (Vendian)           (H. Termier + G. Termier, 1949, F), P.E. Cloud (1973)
 

Kambrium til holocæn 

CAMBRIAN (kambrium)          A. Sedgwick (1835) – C.J. Stubblefield (1956, UK) + ff.ORDOVICIAN (ordovicium)
                                       
C.     Lapworth (1879, UK) – H.B. Whittington (UK) + A. Williams
(1964, UK)
SILUR                                R.I. Murchison (1835, UK) – IGC 1960 Copenhagen
-

DEVON                               A. Sedgwick + R.I. Murchison (1839) – W. Ziegler (1979, D)

CARBON (kul)                       W.D. Conybeare (UK) + W. Phillips (1832, UK), J. Phillip (1835)

                                         
W.H.C. Ramsbottom (1981, UK)

PERM                                  R.I. Murchison (1841)  (tidl. magnesian limestone + new red

                                         
sandstone, W.D. Conybeare + W. Phillips (1822)/ + Zechstein,

                                         
Tyskl, A.C. de Lapparent (1893, F) – J.B. Waterhouse (1978, AUS)
 

TRIAS                                 F.A. Alberti (1834, D, bunter, muschelkalk, keuper) – E.T. Tozer (1967, CAN)

JURA                                   (A. von Humboldt, 1795, D), A.T. Brongiart (1829, F), A. Oppel 
                                         
(1856, D, lias, malm, dogger), W.J. Arkell (1933,1956, UK)

CRETACEOUS (kridt)               J.J. d’Omalius d’Halloy (1822-23, B), W.M. Gibb (1869, US) –  M.G. Willmarth (1925, US)  

TERTIARY (tertiær)                 G. Arduino (1759), A. Brogniart (1810, F, tertiaire) -

PALEOGENE (palæogen)           W.A. Berggren (1971, US), IGS  
NEOGENE (neogen)                 M. Hörnes (1833, A), IGS -

PALEOCENE (paleocæn)           W.F. Schimper (1874, D), (tidl., early ’eocene’) – W.A. Berggren, (1971)

EOCENE (eocæn)                    C. Lyell (1833, Skotl,UK = eocene, miocene, older pliocene + newer pliocene)

OLIGOCENE (oligocæn)             A.E. Beyrich (1854, D)  
MIOCENE (miocæn)                  C. Lyell (1833)  
PLIOCENE (pliocæn)                 C. Lyell (1833)  

-  
QUARTARNARY                        G. Arduino (1759)  

PLEISTOCENE (pleistocæn)        C. Lyell (1839)  

HOLOCENE (holocæn)               IGC, 1885

Til enkelte udvalgte underperioder  

Cambrian (kambrium)  
-  

FURONGIAN                             IGT, 2009 (tidl. øvre-kambrium)  

Ordovician (ordovicium)  
-  
CANADIAN                              GTS, 1982  
TREMADOC                             J.R. Derby (1986, UK)  

ARENIG                                 A. Sedgewick (+ BALA) + F. M’Coy (1852, UK)  

LLANVIRN                              H. Hicks (1881, UK)  
LLANDEILO                            R.I. Murschison, A.W. Ramsey (UK) + J.W. Salter (1866, UK), H. Hicks 

                                         
(1881) – J.A. Zalasiewicz (1984, PL,UK)
 
CARADOC                              R.I. Murchison (1835,1839, + BALA)  
ASHGILL                               J.E. Marr (1905, UK)
 

Silur  
-  
(GOTLANDIUM)                       A.C. de Lapparent (1893)  
LLANOVERY                           M.G. Bassett (1985, UK)  
WENLOCK                             R.I. Murschison (1839)  

LUDLOW                               L.R.M. Cocks et al. (1971, UK), C.H. Holland (1980, IRL)
PRIDOLI                               M.G.Bassett (1985)

Jura  
-  
LIAS                                   (W.D. Conybeare + W. Phillips (1822), (tidl., oolith series, W. Buckland 

                                        
(1818, UK), A. Oppel (1856) – W.J. Arkell (1933,1956)
 
DOGGER                               A. Oppel (1856) – W.J. Arkell (1933,1956)
MALM                                  A. Oppel (1856) – W.J. Arkell (1933,1956)
 

Cretaceous (kridt)  
-  

NEOCOMIAN (= earliest cretaceous),   J. Thurmann (1836, F,US) – R. Barbier (F) + J.P. Thieuloy (1965, F)  
GALLIC, F, (= barremian til turonian)  
SENON (= turonian til danien),   A. d’Orbigny (1842, F) – P.F. Rawson (1983, UK)  
-  

(BERRIASIEN                          H. Coquandt (1871, F) – T.J. Bralower et al. (1989, US)  
VALANGINIAN                         E. Desor (1853, F,CH), E. Desor + A. Greesley (1859, CH) – P.F. Rawson
(1983) HAUTERIVIAN                         E. Renévier (1874, CH) – P.F. Rawson (1983)  
BARREMIAN                            H. Coquand (1861) – R. Busnardo (1965, F)  
APTIAN                                 A. d’Orbigny 1840), A. Toucas (1888, F), W. Kilian (1887, F) – M.
Breistroffer (1947, F)  
ALBIAN                                 A. d’Orbigny (1844) – M. Breistroffer (1947)  

CENOMANIAN                         A. d’Orbigny (1847) – P. Marks (1967, F)  
TURONIAN                             A. d’Orbigny (1842,1847) – P. Marks (1977)  
CONIAC                                H. Coquand (1856,1857)  
SANTONIAN                           H. Coquand (1856,1857,1858)  
CAMPANIAN                           H. Coquand (1857,1858), F.A. de Grossouvre (1895-1901, F) – P.F.
Rawson et al. (1978)  
MAASTRICHTIAN                    A.H. Dumont (1849, B) – P.F. Rawson et al. (1978)  

 

Paleogene (palæogen)  
-
DANIEN                          
      E. Desor (1847) – H.J. Hansen (1970, DK) + ff.  
THANETIAN                           E. Renévier (1873) – E. Martini (1971, D) + ff.  
-  
YPRESIAN                            A.H. Dumont (1849) – V.W. Hay et al. (1967, US), J. Hardenbol (UK) +
W.A. Berggren (1978)  
LUTETIAN                            A.C. de Lapparent (1883) – P.M. Bouche (1962, F) + ff.  
BARTONIAN                          Mayer-Eymar (1858, NL) – E. Martini (1971)  
PRIABONIAN                         E. Munier-Chalmas (1893, F) + A.C. de Lapparent (1893) – V. Roveda
(1961, F)  

-  
RUPELIAN                            A.H. Dumont (1849), (L-G de Koninck, 1837, B) – F.T. Banner (UK) +
W.H. Blow (1965, UK) CHATTIAN                           T. Fuchs (1894, D) – E. Martini (1971) + ff.  

Pleistocene (pleistocæn)  
post-pliocene-quatarnary,      A. Morlot (1858, CH)  

-  
Pleistogene
(= pleistocene + holocene)  
-  
(ALLUVIUM)                         W. Buckland (1823 = older than Diluvium/ later as ante-diluvium, before 
diluvium)  
(DILUVIUM)                         W. Buckland (1823)  

‘DRIFT’ as term                    1837  
EISZEIT (istid)                     K.F. Schimper (1836-37, D)