Time scale
Geological time scale
Youngest at the top, ages in millions of years (Ma). Intervals with a count expand to list the formations assigned to them.
Quaternary
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Holocene1 0.0117 Ma - Present
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Pleistocene4 2.58 - 0.0117 Ma
Cenozoic
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Pliocene2 5.33 - 2.58 Ma
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Miocene6 23.03 - 5.33 Ma
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Oligocene1 33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Mesozoic
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Cretaceous33 145 - 66 Ma
- Akhtar Nika Formation
- Barum formation
- Bela Ophiolite
- Besham Banda limestone
- Burji formation
- Chilas Complex
- Darband formation
- Drosh formation
- Fort Munro Formation
- Fort Munro Group
- Gahirat limestone
- Gawuch formation
- Goru Formation
- Humai Formation
- Indus Formation
- Jabrai Formation
- Kawagarh Formation
- Krinj limestone
- Lumshiwal Formation
- Mekhtar Formation (or Mekhtar Sandstone)
- Mughal Kot Formation
- Muslim Bagh Ophiolite
- Pab Sandstone
- Parh Group
- Parh Limestone
- Purit formation
- Reshun Formation
- Sembar Formation
- Shittinbar formation
- Sinjrani Volcanic Group
- Thelichi formation
- Vitakri Formation
- Yasin group
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Jurassic17 201.3 - 145 Ma
Paleozoic
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Permian21 298.9 - 251.9 Ma
- Amb Formation
- Atark Formation
- Chhidru Formation
- Chidru Formation
- Dandot Formation
- Gircha formation
- Gum formation
- Kundil formation
- Lashkargaz formation
- Lupghar formation
- Mekhband formation
- Nilawahan Group
- Panjshah formation
- Rawat formation
- Sardhi Formation
- Shaksgam formation
- Staghar Cherty limestone
- Tobra Formation
- Warcha Formation
- Wargal Limestone
- Zaluch Group
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Carboniferous6 358.9 - 298.9 Ma
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Silurian2 443.8 - 419.2 Ma
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Ordovician5 485.4 - 443.8 Ma
Precambrian
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Precambrian7 4600 - 538.8 Ma
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