Tertiary Global Sea Level Chart


Stratigraphic Age Absolute Age Surface Type Surface Name Magnitude
Series Stages (Ma) (m)
Pleistocene Ionian 0.1 SB C00010SB 125
Pleistocene Ionian 0.8 SB C00080SB 110
Pleistocene Calabrian 1.6 SB C00160SB 60
Pliocene Gelasian 2.4 SB C00240SB 60
Pliocene Piacenzian 3.0 SB C00300SB 130
Pliocene Zanclean 3.8 SB C00380SB 100
Pliocene Zanclean 4.2 SB C00420SB 70
Miocene Messinian 5.5 SB C00550SB 110
Miocene Messinian 6.3 SB C00630SB 55
Miocene Tortonian 8.2 SB C00820SB 50
Miocene Tortonian 10.5 SB C01050SB 100
Miocene Serravallian 12.5 SB C01250SB 40
Miocene Serravallian 13.8 SB C01380SB 60
Miocene Langhian 15.5 SB C01550SB 30
Miocene Burdigalian 16.5 SB C01650SB 30
Miocene Burdigalian 18.0 SB C01800SB 35
Miocene Aquitanian 21.0 SB C02100SB 60
Miocene Aquitanian 22.5 SB C02250SB 25
Oligocene Chattian 25.5 SB C02550SB 40
Oligocene Chattian 26.5 SB C02650SB 30
Oligocene Chattian 28.4 SB C02840SB 30
Oligocene Rupelian 30.0 SB C03000SB 180
Oligocene Rupelian 33.0 SB C03300SB 30
Eocene Priabonian 36.0 SB C03600SB 50
Eocene Bartonian 37.0 SB C03700SB 20
Eocene Bartonian 38.0 SB C03800SB 20
Eocene Bartonian 39.5 SB C03950SB 80
Eocene Bartonian 40.5 SB C04050SB 25
Eocene Lutetian 42.5 SB C04250SB 30
Eocene Lutetian 44.0 SB C04400SB 35
Eocene Lutetian 46.5 SB C04650SB 30
Eocene Lutetian 48.5 SB C04850SB 30
Eocene Ypresian 49.5 SB C04950SB 125
Eocene Ypresian 50.0 SB C05000SB 10
Eocene Ypresian 50.5 SB C05050SB 10
Eocene Ypresian 51.5 SB C05150SB 35
Eocene Ypresian 52.0 SB C05200SB 15
Eocene Ypresian 53.0 SB C05300SB 10
Eocene Ypresian 54.2 SB C05420SB 40
Eocene Ypresian 54.5 SB C05450SB 40
Paleocene Thanetian 55.0 SB C05500SB 110
Paleocene Thanetian 58.5 SB C05850SB 130
Paleocene Selandian 60.0 SB C06000SB 40
Paleocene Selandian 62.0 SB C06200SB 25
Paleocene Danian 63.0 SB C06300SB 40
Upper Cretaceous Maastrichtian 67.0 SB C06700SB 15
Maastrichtian 68.0 SB C06800SB 100
Maastrichtian 71.0 SB C07100SB 55
Campanian 75.0 SB C07500SB 45
Campanian 77.5 SB C07750SB 25
Campanian 79.0 SB C07900SB 10
Campanian 80.0 SB C08000SB 50
Campanian 83.0 SB C08300SB 15
Santonian 85.0 SB C08500SB 40
Coniacian 87.5 SB C08750SB 15
Coniacian 88.5 SB C08850SB 15
Coniacian 89.0 SB C08900SB 10
Coniacian 90.0 SB C09000SB 120
Turonian 90.8 SB C09080SB 30
Turonian 92.0 SB C09200SB 15
Turonian 93.0 SB C09300SB 10
Cenomanian 94.0 SB C09400SB 55
Cenomanian 94.5 SB C09450SB 15
Cenomanian 95.0 SB C09500SB 15
Cenomanian 96.0 SB C09600SB 25
Cenomanian 98.0 SB C09800SB 40
Lower Cretaceous Albian 99.0 SB C09900SB 15