Archean
Archean is a eon-level unit in the ICS 2026/06 timescale, displayed here from 4031 to 2500 Ma.
Represented range4031 Ma → 2500 Ma
Parent unitTop-level unit
ICS version2026/06
Evidence boundary
eag and lag are display projections of the versioned boundary records below. Phanerozoic numerical ages do not define the units; their GSSPs do. null uncertainty means the chart publishes a fixed GSSA/display value without an uncertainty in the numerical-age column.
Older boundary: 4031 Ma · Younger boundary: 2500 Ma
Numerical ages are versioned display values; Phanerozoic units are defined by GSSPs rather than by the numerical ages themselves.
References
- International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2026/06Cohen, K.M.; Harper, D.A.T.; Gibbard, P.L.; Car, N. · 2026 · DOI 10.18814/epiiugs/2025/025001