The standard NALMAS used in the arrangement of the UCMP collection are
listed below with reference to their appropriate epoch for general reference.
For a detailed current discussion of the Land Mammal Age boundaries, read
Woodburne, M.O. and C.C. Swisher III. 1995. Land mammal high-resolution geochronology, intercontinental overland dispersals, sea level, climate, and vicariance, pp. 337-364 in W.A. Berggren, D.V. Kent, M-P. Aubry and J. Hardenbol (eds.) Geochronology, Time Scales, and Global Stratigraphic Correlations: Unified Temporal Framework for an Historical Geology, SEPM Spec. Pub. no. 54