Early

Middle

Late

Early

Middle

Late

Paleocene

Llandovery

WenlockLudlowPridoli

Early

Middle

Late

Cisuralian

Guadalupian

LopingianEarly

Middle

Late

Early

Middle

Late

Early

Late

Eocene

Oligocene

Miocene

PliocenePleistocene

Missis-sippian

Penn-sylvanian

259.8

TelychianSheinwoodian

HomerianGorstian

Ludfordian

LochkovianPragian

Emsian

EifelianGivetian

Frasnian

Famennian

Tournaisian

Visean

Serpukhovian

Bashkirian

MoscovianKasimovian

GzhelianAsselian

Sakmarian

Artinskian

KungurianRoadianWordian

CapitanianWuchiapingianChanghsingian

AnisianLadinian

Carnian

Norian

RhaetianHettangian

Sinemurian

Pliensbachian

ToarcianAalenianBajocian

BathonianCallovian

OxfordianKimmeridgian

Tithonian

BerriasianValanginianHauterivianBarremian

Aptian

Albian

CenomanianTuronianConiacianSantonian

Campanian

MaastrichtianDanian

SelandianThanetian

Ypresian

LutetianBartonian

PriabonianRupelianChattianAquitanian

BurdigalianLanghian

SerravallianTortonian

MessinianPiacenzian/Zanclean

Lt. Pleist./GelasianEra

Pal

eozo

icM

esoz

oic

Cen

ozoi

c

Deep marine sst

Arid terrestrial shales

Humid terrestrial shales

Legend

Rock salt

Sandstone

Shale

Limestone / chalk

Organic rich

Dolomite

Extrusives

Intrusives

Marl

Chert

Siltstone

Coal layers

Conglomerate

Anhydrite / gypsum

Hiatus

Unconformity

Metamorphic basement

Reef build-ups

Base of slope fans

Channel fan systems

Channel fills

Shallow marine sst

Lacustrine

Chalk carbonate

Marine shales and mudstones

Tuff

Aeolian dunes

This chart was produced with the assistance of Noreco, Lundin, Conoco Phillips and other members of the Diskos Consortium

Age Period Epoch Age/Stage0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

250

260

270

280

290

300

310

320

330

340

350

360

370

380

390

400

410

420

430

Silu

rian

Dev

onia

nC

arbo

nife

rous

Per

mia

nTr

iass

icJu

rass

icC

reta

ceou

sP

aleo

gene

Neo

gene

438.5

433.4430.5

427.4425.6423.0

419.2

410.8407.6

393.3

387.7

382.7

372.2

358.9

346.7

330.9

323.2

315.2

307.0303.7

298.9295.5

290.1

279.3

272.3268.8

265.1

254.2252.2250.0

247.1

241.5

237.0

228.4

209.5

201.3199.3

190.8

182.7

174.2170.3168.3

166.1

163.5

157.3

152.1

145.0

139.4

133.9130.8

126.3

113.0

100.5

93.9

89.886.383.6

72.1

66.0

61.659.256.0

47.8

41.2

37.8

33.9

28.1

23.0320.44

15.9713.8211.63

7.25

Ryazanian

Volgian

InduanOlenekian

Terti

ary

Quat.

259.8

TelychianSheinwoodian

HomerianGorstian

Ludfordian

LochkovianPragian

Emsian

EifelianGivetian

Frasnian

Famennian

Tournaisian

Visean

Serpukhovian

Bashkirian

MoscovianKasimovian

GzhelianAsselian

Sakmarian

Artinskian

KungurianRoadianWordian

CapitanianWuchiapingianChanghsingian

AnisianLadinian

Carnian

Norian

RhaetianHettangian

Sinemurian

Pliensbachian

ToarcianAalenianBajocian

BathonianCallovian

OxfordianKimmeridgian

Tithonian

BerriasianValanginianHauterivianBarremian

Aptian

Albian

CenomanianTuronianConiacianSantonian

Campanian

MaastrichtianDanian

SelandianThanetian

Ypresian

LutetianBartonian

PriabonianRupelianChattianAquitanian

BurdigalianLanghian

SerravallianTortonian

MessinianPiacenzian/Zanclean

Lt. Pleist./Gelasian

438.5

433.4430.5

427.4425.6423.0

419.2

410.8407.6

393.3

387.7

382.7

372.2

358.9

346.7

330.9

323.2

315.2

307.0303.7

298.9295.5

290.1

279.3

272.3268.8

265.1

254.2252.2250.0

247.1

241.5

237.0

228.4

209.5

201.3199.3

190.8

182.7

174.2170.3168.3

166.1

163.5

157.3

152.1

145.0

139.4

133.9130.8

126.3

113.0

100.5

93.9

89.886.383.6

72.1

66.0

61.659.256.0

47.8

41.2

37.8

33.9

28.1

23.0320.44

15.9713.8211.63

7.25

Ryazanian

Volgian

InduanOlenekian

UK/NODKDKNO

Anhydrite

AukFraserburg

Fm

Smith Bank

Joanne sst

Josephine

Judy sst

Skagerak

Hordaland

Nordland Gr

Lark

Freja

Dufa

Lark

Eldfisk

Poul

Tor

Hod

Rødby

HidraBlodøks Black Band

ÅsgardValhall

Tuxen

SolaRan

Bryne

FarsundMandal

Lola Haugesund

? ?

? ?

Ekofisk

SeleBalderKolga

Rind IdunTyr Bor

ListaVåle

Chalk Gr.

Fur

Herring

Mackerel

Forhes

Andrew

Maureen

Heno

Kupferschiefer

Rotliegend Gr.

Shearwater

Ula/ Fulmar

Pentland/Rattray

? ? ?

Zechstein Gr.

Auk Fm

Karl Fm

Laarstrine

Fraser-burg

??

? ? ?

? ?

?

?

? ?

?

Skagerak

SmithBank

EllyMbr

Vinding

Oddesund

TønderFalster

Bunter shale Øreslev

Haldager

Flyv-bjerg

Frederiks-havn

Hordaland

Hordaland

Vade

Hordaland

Nordland Gr

Nordland Gr

ÅsgardTuxen

FjerritslevDunlin Gr.

Ekofisk

Hefring

Lark

Sele Balder FurKolga Rind Idun

TyrBorLista

Våle

Tor

Sola

Rødby

Hod

HidraBlodøks

Ran

Flekkefjord

Tau

Sauda/Bjørghavn

Egersund

SandnesBryne

Chalk Gr.

Fiskebank

Kupferschiefer

Bunter sandst.

Zechstein Gr.

Gassum

Chalk Gr.ShetlandGr.

EW

? ? ?

?

?

??

Rotliegendes Gp

Zechstein

Hegre Gr.

Skag-errak

Draupne

ÅsgardÅsgard

Hugin Hugin

Sleipner Sleipner

DunlinDunlin

Grid

Frigg

HermodHeimdal

Balder

Ty

Sola Sola

Rødby Rødby

SvarteSvarteBlodøks

Kyrre

Ekofisk Ekofisk

Tor

TryggvasonTryggvasonTryggvason

Bergen

Utsira

Lark

Horda

Skade

Heather

43 3

2 2

1

Mid Jurassicunconformity

Odin

ValeLista

Sele

Hutton Sst.

Statfjord StatfjordO

rdov

icia

n

463 Ma

Kupferschiefer

SmithBank

Scale Break

Jorsalfare

Blodøks

EW

?

Statfjord

?

?

DunlinGr.

TarbertNess

Fensfj.Krossfj.

EtiveRannoch

LomviHegre

Lunde

Teist

GridFrigg

Heather

Utsira

Skade

Våle

Agat

Oseberg

Raude

Hordaland

Stavanger

Bergen

Ty

Tampen sst Mb.

Balder

HardrådeJorsalfare

Kyrre Shetland Gp.

Tryggvason

Svarte

Sognefj.Magnus

Munin

Åsgard

Draupne

Burton

Amundsen

HermodHeimdal Lista

Sele

Blodøks

Rødby

Sola

Cromer Knoll Gp

Cook

Johansen

Nansen

Mime

Erikson

Central Graben troughNorth

NOGB

ShearwaterTurbotAnhydrite Fm

Old Red sst

Embla

Auk Fm

Karl Fm

FraserburgFm

?

? ?

?

?

? ?

Joanne sst

Josephine

Judy sstSmith Bank

Skagerak

Hordaland

VadeLark

Stavanger

Nordland Gr

EkofiskMaureen

Fiskebank

UlaFulmar

Eldfisk

Forties SeleBalder

Andrew ListaVåle

Tor

Haugesund

ÅsgardValhall

Tuxen

Sola

Rødby

Hod

Hidra

Dunlin Gp

Statfjord Fm

Blodøks

Ran

Ran

BrynePentlandRattray

FarsundMandal

Salt Fm

Central GrabenSouth

Southern VikingGraben

Utsira - Stord BasinNorwegian -Danish Basin

Northern VikingGraben Tampen -Graben - Hordapl.

SouthernNorwegian Sea

W

Naust

Molo

TangTare

Kai

Brygge

Nise

Springar

Lyr

Kvitnos

Langebarn

RognDraupne

Garn

Ror

NotIle

Blålange

Heather

Tilje

Åre

Grey Beds

Red Beds

E

Red Beds

?

?

Gapeflyndre

Steinbit

Agat

TungeSkolest

GrindhvalEgga

?

?

?

Go

ss

a H

igh

/Sk

lin

na

Rid

ge

Tofte

NorthernNorwegian Sea

EW

Tang

Brygge

Tare

Springar

Draupne

Blålange

Garn

Ile

Heather

RorTofte

Not

Tilje

ÅreGrey Beds

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

Naust

Kai Molo

Lyr

Langebarn

Nise

Lysing

Smørflyndre

Tumler

Spekkhogger Nebbhval

Hvithval

Kvitnos

SkubbeSandflyndre

Breiflabb

Red Beds

South WesternBarents Sea

NESW

Tubåen

KobbeKlappmyss

?

SteinkobbeHavert

Ørret

IsbjørnUlv

Polarrev

Falk

Ørn

Tettegras

Soldogg

Ugle

Blærerot

Røye

Torsk

Kolje

Knurr

Fuglen

Klippfisk

Hekkingen

Kolmule

Lo

pp

a H

igh

Kveite Kviting

Snadd

Fruholmen

Nordmela

Stø

Nordland

No

rdla

nd

Rid

ge

SvalbardNS

? ?

Gipshuken

Wordiekammen

Ebbadalen

Mumie

Hørby Bre

Red BaySiktefjell

Wood Bay

Hecla Hock

?

Helvetiafjellet

Rurikfjellet

Kapp Starostin

Agardhfjellet

We

st

Sp

its

be

rge

n o

rog

en

ic b

elt

Caroline -fjellet Mb

Aspelintoppen

Firkanten

Battfjellet

Gilsonryggen Fm

Grumantbyen FmBasilika Fm

Kongsøya

Svenskøya

De GeerdalenBotneheia

Knorringfjellet

Bravais-bjerget

For details see: "The Geologic Time Scale 2012" by F.M. Gradstein, J.G. Ogg,M. Schmitz and G. Ogg (2012, published by Elsevier), and the Geologic TimeScale Foundation website: https://engineering.purdue.edu/Stratigraphy

Chronostratigraphy Chrono -stratigraphy

TrøndelagPlatform

Åre FM.

BRENT GP.

DUNLIN GP.

STATFJORD GP.

FANGST GP.

HEGRE GP.

VIKING GP.

Amundsen JohansenNansen Fm.

Eriksson Fm.Raude Fm.

Rogn Fm.

Heather Fm.Heather Fm.

Not Fm.Garn Fm.

Ile Fm.Tofte Fm.

Tarbert Fm.Tarbert Fm.

Ror Fm.

BurtonCook Fm.

Drake Fm.Rannoch Fm.Etive Fm.

Ness Fm.Ness Fm.

GassumFm.

Hauge-sund Fm.

FarsundFm.

Mandal Fm. FlekkefjordFm.

EgersundFm.

Tau Fm.Sauda Fm.

Fjerrit-slev Fm.

Draupne Fm.MuninMbr.

S: Sognefjord FM.E: Eldfisk Mbr. A: Atrid Mbr. Fr: Froach Mbr. F: Fenris Mbr.

F: Fensfjord FM. K: Krossfjord FM. O: Oseberg FM. B: Broom FM.

SF

O

K

B

E A

FrF

BÅT GP. Tilje Fm.

SouthernNorth Sea

NorwegianDanish Basin

SouthernViking Graben

NorthernNorth Sea

HaltenTerrace

NordlandRidge

Jura

ssic

Tri.

L

M

ESinemur.

Ryaz.

Volgian

Kimm.

Oxford.

Callov.

Bathon.

Bajoc.

Aalen.

Toarc.

Pliensb.

Hettang.

Norian

Valang.

Haut.

Rhaet.

Cre

t.

Formation

She

tland

Gp.

Cro

mer

Kno

ll G

p.

GroupSouth Viking Graben North Viking Graben

Formation

Cro

mer

Kno

ll G

p.

Group

Cha

lk G

p.

Central GrabenEkofisk Fm

Tor Fm

Magne Fm.

Thud Fm.

Narve Fm.

Blodøks Fm. Blodøks Fm.Hidra Fm.

Rødby Fm.Rødby Fm.

Sola Fm. Sola Fm.

Tuxen Fm.

Asgard Fm.Asgard Fm.

Hardråde Fm. Jorsalfare Fm.

Kyrre Fm.

Rødspette Mbr.

Tryggvason Fm.

Svarte Fm.

Ran Mbr.

Mime or Asgard Fm.

Agat Mbr.

Rognkjeks Mbr.

Hegre Group Triassic North Sea

Teist Fm.

Hegre Gp.Lomvi Fm.

Lunde Fm.

Alke Fm.

??

??

EKOFISK FM.

LISTA FM.Heimdal.Member

??CHALKGROUP

MO

NTE

RO

SE

GR

OU

PM

OR

AY G

RO

UP

BALDER FORMATION

LowerDomoch

Sandstone

DomochMudstone

UpperDomoch

Sandstone

BeaulyMember

HermodMember

SELEFM.

S2a

L3

L2

L1

V2

V1

DO

RN

OC

H F

OR

MAT

ION

S3

B1B2

Rogaland Group Paleogene Northern North Sea

East Shetland Platform/North Viking Graben

GROUPSW E

?

W E

SELEFM.

VÅLEFM.

EKOFISK FM.

LISTA FM.

LowerDomoch

Sandstone

UpperDomoch

Sandstone

BeaulyMember

SELEFM.

S2a

L3

L2

L1

V2

V1

DO

RN

OC

H F

OR

MAT

ION

S3

B1B2

B1

NE Fladen Ground Spur /South Viking GrabenW E

BALDERFORMATION

S1

VÅLEFM.

Siri ValleyW E

BALDERFORMATION

LISTA FM.

SELEFM.

VÅLEFM.

RO

GA

LAN

D G

RO

UP

Ear

ly E

ocen

e

Keybiomarkers AGE

Late

Pal

eoce

neE.

Pal

eo-

cene

Horda platformW E

Stord basin

BALDERFORMATION

?

?

?

SELEFM.

VÅLEFM.

HermodMember

HermodMember

HermodMember

HermodMember

Heimdal.Member

TyMember

TyMember

TyMember

TyMember

L1

V2

V1

L3

L2

S1b

S1a

S2a

S3

S2b

B1

B2

GR.

S2a

L3

L2

L1

V2

V1

S3

B1B2

S2a

L3

L2

L1

V2

V1

S3

B1B2

S1S1S1

EggaMember

EggaMember

BorrMember

SiriMember

SiriMember

FiskebankMember

FiskebankMember

SotraMember

SolundMember

SolundMember

RadøyMember

LISTA FM.

OdinMember

?

?

BorrMember

EKOFISKFM.

SELEFM.

S2a

L3

L2

L1

V2

V1

S3

B2

Central GrabenW E

BALDERFORMATION

LISTA FM.

VÅLEFM.

S2b

S1bS1a

MaureenMember

MaureenMember

Maureen Carb.

MeyMember

FortiesMember

CromartyMember

Norwegian DanishBasinW E

BALDERFORMATION

?

VÅLEFM.

VÅLEFM.

S2a

L3

L2

L1

V2

V1

S3B1

B2

S1

KolgaMember

Kolga MemberKolga Member

KolgaMember

KolgaMember

KolgaMember

SiriMember

FiskebankMember

FiskebankMember

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV V V V V V V VV V V V V V V V V VVV V V V V V V V

?

?

Fenestrellaantiqua

D. oebis-feldensis

acme

Apectodiniumaugustum

Apectodiniumaugustum

S. spectabilis acmeA. margarita

A. gippin-gensis

P. pyro-phorum

C. lenticularisI. viborgence

S. beccarii-formis

acme

G. pseudo-bulloides

S. inornata

Cro

mer

Kno

llG

p.

Cro

mer

Kno

llG

p.

Group Group

Cha

lk G

p.

Formation Formation Formation Members AgeCentral Graben

Ekofisk FmSpringer Fm

Nise Fm

Kvitnos Fm

Langebarn Fm

Lyr Fm

Tor Fm

Magne Fm.

Thud Fm.

Narve Fm.

Blodøks Fm.

Hidra Fm.

Rødby Fm.Sola Fm.

Tuxen Fm.

Asgard Fm.

She

tland

Gp.

Cro

mer

Kno

llG

p.

Group

She

tland

Gp.

Blodøks Fm.

Rødby Fm.

Sola Fm.

Asgard Fm.

Hardråde F.

Blålange Fm.

JorsalfareFm.

Kyrre Fm.

Rødspette Mbr.

Vøring Basin Møre BasinWestfjordenBasin

Dønna & HaltenTerraces

Tryggvason Fm.

Svarte Fm.

Ran Mbr.

Mime orAsgard Fm.

Agat Mbr.

Rognkjeks Mbr.

South VikingGraben

North VikingGraben

Hvithval Mbr.

Spekkhogger Mbr.

Tumler Mbr.

Lysing Mbr.

Grindhval Mbr.Egga Mbr.

Tunge Mbr.

Skolest Mbr.

Gapeflyndre Mbr.Smørflyndre Mbr.

Lysing Mbr.

informal minor sst.

informal minor sst.

Breiflabb Mbr.

informal Tang Sst.

Sandflyndre Mbr.

Skrubbe Mbr.

Kvitskæving Mbr.

Nebbhval Mbr.

notpenetrated

in wells

Late

Cre

tace

ous

Early

Cret

aceo

us

E. Pal.

Campanian

Santonian

Turonian

Coniacian

Albian

Aptian

Berriasian

Barremian

ValanginianHauterivian

Maastrichtian

Cenomanian

Danian

North Sea Lithostratigraphy Norwegian Sea Lithostratigraphy

N. VikingGraben

Northern VikingGraben (610N)

S. VikingGraben

Hor

dala

nd G

roup

Nor

dlan

d G

roup

W ES N

Kai

For

mat

ion

Lark

For

mat

ion

HordaFm

5

10

15

20

25

30

Pleisto-cene /

Pliocene

UpperMiocene

UpperOligocene

LowerOligocene

MiddleMiocene

LowerMiocene

Eocene

“Nordland Group mudstones”- undefined

Mid-Miocene hiatus (~ 0my in the south to15-20my in northernmost North Sea)

Hiatus

Hiatus

Neogene stratigraphy of the Norwegiancentral and northern North Sea

AgeMa

Chrono-stratigraphy

UtsiraFm.

SkadeMbr.

UnnamedMbr.

Un-named

Mbr.

Utsira Formation

Updates and refinements of the standard lithostratigraphy offshore Norway All figures are interactive on www.nhm2.uio.no/norlex.

This chart and its design are copyrighted by the Norlex Project; GTS 2012 ages by Gabi Ogg.

HeatherSst.

3 Skibladner Mbr. (early Volgian)4 Gunge Mbr. (Kimmeridgian)

1 Bifrost Mbr. (Valanginian)2 Gyllenbuste Mbr. (middle Volgian)

Standard Lithostratigraphy of O�shore Norway