Evolution of Modern Life

Download Datapack TimeTree of Life GTS2020.dpk (encoded zip file, 15Mb, 3 main suites, 1200 organisms each);
Table of contents and references at TimeTree of Life GTS2020 CONTENTS 23Jan2020.pdf.
From Archea microbes to primates, spanning 4 billion years. View as super-tree, individual microbe/plant/animal trees, or as trees for specific types of life (ca. 50 groups). Based on molecular clocks and the fossil record (but only for extant life) from TimeTree of Life (Hedges, S.B., and Kumar, S., eds, Oxford Univ. Press, 2009). [NOTE: Evolution branching is best visualized using intervals greater than 60 myr and with a vertical scale of 0.5 or less.]

Download Hominids_wImages_GTS2020_Encrypted.dpk (encoded zip file, 0.5Mb, 5 columns, includes 20 images). Tool intervals, main Homo and Australopithecus ranges (ca. 5 Ma, includes images) and major events in Primate evolution (ca. 50 Ma). Pop-ups have detailed informtion and links. [Images courtesy of American Museum of History and Smithsonian, Jan. 2021.] [NOTE: Suggest beginning with 0.05 to 2 Ma with vertical scale of 8.]

Download HumanCulture_ENCRYPTED_21Apr2020.txt (text file, 0.5 Mb, Apr. 2020).
Global "human culture" intervals (ca. 200 columns), plus climate signal from Greenland ice cores (From Seierstad et al. (2014 QuatSciRev); NGRIP1 until 9820 b2k, NGRIP2 below). Table of contents and references at HumanCulture_IceCore_contents_Apr2020.pdf.
[NOTE: This datapack must be inserted using the "Replace Data with Datapack" command; the scale in kyr is not compatible with the internal dataset in myr. A vertical scale of 5 kyr/cm is recommended to see details.] [Provided courtesy of Grace Conyers and Colleen Klockow, Purdue University; with updates and enhancements for Concise Geologic TimeScale 2016]. We are looking for volunteers to enhance the regional sets.]

Download MarineGenera_GTS2020 ENCRYPTED 23Jan2021.txt (text file, 1.2Mb, 500 columns);
Table of contents and references at MarineGenera_GTS2020_Contents_Jan2021.pdf.
The 18,000 genera ranges through Phanerozoic are based on an update and expansion of the compendium by Jack Sepkoski that was published in 2002 (Bulletins of American Paleontology, v. 363; with revisions by Leif Tapanila, Idaho State Univ.).

Download 9-datapack set TSCEvolTree_Aze_2011_CorrJul2018GTS2020.zip (encoded zip file, 124Mb).
This set includes an Integrated Lineage–Morphospecies Tree, coloured by ecogroup or morphogroup (each with or without labels). Also included are individual morphospecies and lineage trees, coloured by ecogroup or morphogroup (or genus for morphospecies tree).
Table of contents and detailed instructions at Cenozoic macroperforate planktonic foraminifera phylogeny of Aze & others (2011) Corrected Version GTS2020, October 2022.pdf.
This is the GTS2016 datapack set "Cenozoic macroperforate planktonic foraminifera phylogeny of Aze & others (2011): Corrected Version, July 2018", updated to GTS2020. It has also been released as Australian National University Data Commons Dataset anudc:6178 https://doi.org/10.25911/ba4z-rf07.

Download Datapack TSCEvolTree_ForamFamilies_GTS2020.dpk (Evolutionary Tree Version datapack, 136.9 Mb; version of 5Dec2022).
Load the following file in the "TSC Settings window" to get the best initial view of the evolutionary tree: TSCEvolTree_ForamFamilies_GTS2020.tsc. For detailed instructions download: Instructions on how to use the TSCEvolTree datapack.pdf.
This is the GTS2016 datapack, updated to GTS2020. Compiled by Barry Fordham and Jim Ogg, with images in popups courtesy of Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. The tree has been compiled from the figures of Tappan & Loeblich (1988 with classification and time ranges following Loeblich & Tappan, 1987). Time ranges have been extended where necessary to complete connections within the tree; these extensions are separately displayed and are noted in pop-ups. Loeblich & Tappan (1992) has not been used for this tree.

New Zealand biostratigraphy and Cenozoic lithostratigraphic transects with map interface and reconstructions.
Download datapack at NewZealand GTS2020 mappack.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 17 Mb, ca. 300 columns, includes built-in map interfaces and images).
Detailed Table of contents and references at NZ_Bio_Lith_datapack_contents_23Jan2021.pdf.
This extensive compilaton of ca. 50 biostratigraphic columns (all major fossil groups for New Zealand), ca. 150 stratigraphic sections and offshore wells, 100 transect segments and reconstructions spanning onshore-offshore Cretaceous-Cenozoic basins (including 30 facies maps for Taranaki Basin) is provided in coordination with New Zealand's GNS Science, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences). Many of the pollen-spores and nearly all formations (including hot-popups on transects) are linked to the GNS database and lexicon.

China biostratigraphy and lithostratigraphy with map interface and reconstructions.
Download Datapack at China_Strat_GTS2020_Encrypted_24Jan2021.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 6Mb, 150 columns, includes 9 reconstructions).
Detailed Table of contents and references at China_DatapackContents_24Jan2021.pdf.
This extensive compilaton of 60 biostratigraphic columns (all major fossil groups for China), 80 stratigraphic sections and 9 facies maps was compiled in coordination with Geobiodiversity Database group; Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, China (2010). Ages standardized to GTS2020 age model.

Malaysia regional onshore and offshore stratigraphy with map interface. Standardized to the GTS2020 age model.
Download Datapack at Malaysia GTS2020_Encrypted.mdpk (encrypted mappack, 2Mb, 38 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at Malaysia Contents GTS2020.pdf.
Compiled from PETRONAS "The Petroleum Geology and Resources of Malaysia", 2000.; and Gobbett and Hutschison, 1973, “Geology of the Malay Peninsula (West Malaysia and Singapore)” by “Hugo” (Chin Chai Huan), Purdue geoscience student from Malaysia; and standardized by Rebecca Bobick.

Indian Plate regional formations (Phanerozoic) with map interface.
Download Datapack at IndiaPlate_MAP_GTS2020_ENCRYPTED.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 2Mb, ca. 90 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at IndianPlateContents_Apr2020.pdf.
Stratigraphic nomenclature, calibration to international stages, and main generalized facies (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar) are mainly from "Mega-Charts" compiled by D.S.N. Raju and Ravi Misra (2009; Proterozoic and Phanerozoic Integrated Stratigraphy, ONGC Bulletin, v.44, no.2). Pakistan was contributed and enhanced by Dr. Nusrat Kamal Siddiqui (formerly with Pakistan Petroleum Ltd.).

Middle East and Libya with map interface.
Download Datapack at MiddleEast wIraq_GTS2020_Encrypted.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 7.5 Mb, ca. 25 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at MiddleEast wHydrocarbonSystems Contents Apr2020.pdf.
Stratigraphic nomenclature, calibration to international stages, regional sequences and main generalized facies of Arabia-Iraq-Syria-Iran regions are mainly a conversion to GTS2020 age model from Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 by Al-Husseini, GeoArabia [Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences] v 13, no. 4, with lithostratigraphy descriptions enhanced from regional lexicons and other publications. [This TSCreator datapack is a generalized version for regional comparisons.]

British Isles regional formations with map interface.
Download Datapack at Britain_GTS2020.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 3Mb, ca. 25 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at British_UK_lithostrat_contents_19Jan2021.pdf.
Approximately two dozen sub-regions, with each formation linked to the BGS lexicon; compiled in coordination with British Geological Survey, BGS.

Belgium regional formations with map interface.
Download Datapack at Belgium_GTS2020.mdpk (encrypted mappack, 2Mb, 20 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at Belgium_LithostratContents.pdf.
Compiled by Jane Block in coordination with Belgium Stratigraphic Commission (Noel Vandenberghe, Hance Luc, et al.).

USA-Alaska lithostratigraphy (selected coverage, with emphasis on basins with shale-hosted oil and gas) with map interface.
Download Datapack at USA-Alaska-Mexico_Encrypted_GTS2020.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 10.7Mb, 150 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at USA-Alaska-Mexico_Contents_21July2016.pdf.
Some columns are also duplicated in the Gulf of Mexico datapack. Lithostratigraphic columns (ca. 150 columns) recalibrated to GTS2012 from AAPG "Cosuna" charts (1982-84) and volumes of DNAG (1989) compilation. All formations are linked to the on-line lexicon and resource-webpages of the USGS.

Canadian biostratigraphy, lithostratigraphy and transect with map interface, with a focus on the North.
Download Datapack at 2020_Canada_datapack_Encrypted.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 11Mb).
Detailed Table of contents and references at 2020_Canada_datapack_Contents_22Oct2020.pdf.
Developed by the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) (supported by the Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals, TransGEM Event Stratigraphy activity). Biostratigraphic data of Mesozoic and Cenozoic strata (31 columns). Lithostratigraphic columns (ca. 350 columns) recalibrated from the Arctic and Canada volumes of DNAG (1989) compilation, with all formations linked to the online lexicon of the GSC. Arctic Islands transect (6 segments) with formations linked to the GSC lexicon.

NORLEX (North Sea and Norwegian Sea) Biostratigraphy with images. Main Mesozoic-Cenozoic suites include lithostratigraphy, dinoflagellate cysts, pollen and megaspores, and foraminifera.
Download Datapack at NORLEX GTS2020 Encrypted.dpk (this is a LARGE encrypted zippack, 270Mb, ca. 80 columns including ca. 1000 images – with large format images in popups).
Detailed Table of contents and references at NORLEX Contents GTS2020 24Jan2021.pdf
Coordinated by Felix Gradstein, with images from several contributors (including palynology ones from Dirk Munsterman). Assembled and standardized by Rebecca Bobick (2014,2015); Ages standardized to GTS2020 age model (Gradstein, Ogg, Schmitz, Ogg, 2020; Geologic Time Scale 2020; Elsevier).

Russian Phanerozoic Biostratigraphy
Download Datapack at Russia_GTS2020_Encrypted_8Feb2020.txt (encrypted datapack, 1Mb, ca. 600 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at Russian_Phan_Biostrat_contents_GTS2020.pdf. The 7000 entries include most biostratigraphic groups of all regions of Russia (based on the compilation charts by T. Koren' et al, 2006).

Siberian and Caspian HydrocarbonBasins with map interface

Download datapack Siberia_Caspian_GTS2020.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 1Mb, 27 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at Siberia_Caspian_contents.pdf.
Conversions of regional USGS reports (lithologic columns; hydrocarbon systems) to GTS2020 age model.

Cenozoic Isotopes (Benthic Forams) Westerhold etal 2020 ENCRYPTED.txt

(text file, 800 kb of ca 50,000 lines, 4 columns]. Cenozoic Global Reference benthic foraminifer carbon and oxygen isotope dataset [CENOGRID] curves as compiled in Westerhold et al. (24 authors, 2020. An astronomically dated record of Earth’s climate and its predictability over the last 66 million years. Science, 369: 1383–1387). Blue= ca. 25kyr LOESS smoothing, Red overlay = ca. 1.25 Myr LOESS smoothing. Includes latest 1 Myr of Maastrichtian.
[NOTE: This file is high-resolution, and viewing with at least 10 cm/myr is needed to see the Plio-Pleistocene MIS labels.]

Milankovitch cycles for Earth Paleoclimates: Insolation (100 Ma) and Eccentricity-Precession-Obliquity (250 Ma)

(text file, 4.8 Mb, Mar2011) based on calculations by Jacques Laskar (2004; plus revised eccentricity 2010a) (www.imcce.fr/Equipes/ASD/insola/earth/earth.html) as provided by Linda Hinnov. These curves of eccentricity, obliquity and precession indicate the variations in solar radiation; of which Pleistocene ice ages are the most dramatic results.
[NOTE: Detailed cycles for past 3 myr are already in TSCreator internal dataset.]

Evolution of Modern Life

Download Datapack TimeTree of Life GTS2016 23July2016.dpk (encoded zip file, 3Mb, 3 main suites, 1200 organisms each);
Table of contents and references at TimeTree of Life GTS2016 Contents 23July2016.pdf.
From Archea microbes to primates, spanning 4 billion years. View as super-tree, individual microbe/plant/animal trees, or as trees for specific types of life (ca. 50 groups). Based on molecular clocks and the fossil record (but only for extant life) from TimeTree of Life (Hedges, S.B., and Kumar, S., eds, Oxford Univ. Press, 2009). [NOTE: Evolution branching is best visualized using intervals greater than 60 myr and with a vertical scale of 0.5 or less.]

Download Hominids_wImages_PUBLIC_July2016.dpk (encoded zip file, 0.5Mb, 5 columns, includes 20 images). Tool intervals, main Homo and Australopithecus ranges (ca. 5 Ma, includes images) and major events in Primate evolution (ca. 50 Ma). Pop-ups have detailed informtion and links. [Images courtesy of American Museum of History and Smithsonian, Mar2011.] [NOTE: Suggest beginning with 0.05 to 2 Ma with vertical scale of 8.]

Download HumanCulture_ENCODED_Feb2018.txt (text file, 0.5 Mb, Jan 2018).
Global "human culture" intervals (ca. 200 columns), plus climate signal from Greenland ice cores (From Seierstad et al. (2014 QuatSciRev); NGRIP1 until 9820 b2k, NGRIP2 below). Table of contents and references at HumanCulture_IceCore_contents_Jan2018.pdf.
[NOTE: This datapack must be inserted using the "Replace Data with Datapack" command; the scale in kyr is not compatible with the internal dataset in myr. A vertical scale of 5 kyr/cm is recommended to see details.] [Provided courtesy of Grace Conyers and Colleen Klockow, Purdue University; with updates and enhancements for Concise Geologic TimeScale 2016]. We are looking for volunteers to enhance the regional sets.]

Download MarineGeneraComposite_12Jan13.txt (text file, 1.2Mb, 500 columns);
Table of contents and references at MarineGenera_Contents_13Dec2012.pdf.
The 18,000 genera ranges through Phanerozoic are based on an update and expansion of the compendium by Jack Sepkoski that was published in 2002 (Bulletins of American Paleontology, v. 363; with revisions by Leif Tapanila, Idaho State Univ.).

Calcareous Nannofossils with images

Download Datapack Nannos_wImages_Aug2017.dpk (encoded zip file, 56Mb, 16 columns with ca. 450 images). In collaboration with Microtax (http://mikrotax.org/ ; compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jackie Lees at University College of London), nearly all of the calcareous nannofossil datums in the regular TSCreator internal datapack are enhanced in this "add datapack" with thumbnail images for event columns and full-size images in pop-ups.

Download Datapack PlanktonicForams_Jur-Modern_wImages_Aug2017.dpk (encoded zip file, 55Mb, 5 columns with ca. 350 datums and 470 imagesi). In collaboration with Microtax (http://mikrotax.org/ ; ccompiled by Jeremy R. Young and Bridget Wade (Univ. College of London), Brian Huber (Smithsonian) and many others. It has nearly all of the Jurassic through Present microfossil datums in the regular TSCreator internal datapack, but are enhanced in this "add datapack" with thumbnail images for event columns and full-size images in pop-ups with links to Mikrotax.

Download Datapack set of integrated trees TSCEvolTree_Aze&2011_CorrJul2018_ISP_4dpks.zip (encoded zip files, 102Mb).
Alternatively, for individual morphospecies and lineage trees, download datapack set TSCEvolTree_Aze&2011_CorrJul2018_5dpks.zip (encoded zip files, 46Mb).
Table of contents and references at Cenozoic macroperforate planktonic foraminifera_contents.pdf.
After using "Add Datapack" to add any or all five datapacks in a set, "Load" the corresponding .tsc file in the "TSC Settings window" to get an initial view of the evolutionary trees:

Download Datapack PaleogeneForamsEvolution_GTS2016_wMikrotax_15Oct2018.dpk (encoded zip file, 7Mb, includes images of 200 taxa).
This compilation displays branching evolution with clickable nodes and option for "new branches to grow over dead ones" for space saving. Pop-ups include more images and links to Mikrotax. Data set and images are from C. Liu, R.K. Olsson, W.A. Berggren, P.N. Pearson, C. Hemleben, B.T. Huber, and L. Leon-Rodrigues (2009; poster given at NAMS, provided by C. Liu to TSCreator for general release). [NOTE: Select intervals within end-Maastrichtian through Eocene (68 to 33 million years). Due to images, this is best visualized using intervals greater than 20 myr and with a vertical scale of 2 or more.]

Download Datapack ForamFamilyEvolution_Dec2014.dpk (Evolutionary Tree Version datapack, 136.6 Mb; version of 10Dec2014).
Load the following file in the "TSC Settings window" to get the best initial view of the evolutionary tree: Foram_Families SettingsFile 7Dec2014.tsc.
Foraminifera family classification and phylogeny according to Loeblich & Tappan. Compiled by Barry Fordham, with images in popups courtesy of Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. The tree has been compiled from the figures of Tappan & Loeblich (1988 with classification and time ranges following Loeblich & Tappan, 1987). Time ranges have been extended where necessary to complete connections within the tree; these extensions are separately displayed and are noted in pop-ups. The revised classification of Loeblich & Tappan (1992) introduced families not employed by Tappan & Loeblich (1988), therefore has not been used for this tree.

Australian biostratigraphy and basin lithostratigraphy with map interface and reconstructions.
Download Datapack at Australia Mappack GTS2016 ENCRYPTED PUBLIC.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 15 Mb, ca. 500 columns, includes 125 reconstructions and facies maps).
Detailed Table of contents and references at AustraliaMappack_Contents_12July2016.pdf. Geoscience Australia has compiled the following: (1) Regional biostratigraphy (70 columns) with complete references, and (2) Detailed lithostratigraphy for all hydrocarbon-rich basins (including oil-gas levels with reference wells) (ca. 300 columns), and we added (3) Precambrian and other Phanerozoic basins (150 columns). Each lithology formation has pop-ups that include URL-links to the GA lexicon, the header for each Phanerozoic basin has links to location maps, and all oil-gas levels are linked to the GA well database. [NOTE: Contact Andrew Kelman <Andrew.Kelman@ga.gov.au> for a special Public "GA-TS_Creator" JAVA version (ca. 25 Mb) that has this Australian dataset and their extensive reconstruction images pre-installed with the full global suite.]

New Zealand biostratigraphy and Cenozoic lithostratigraphic transects with map interface and reconstructions.
Download datapack at NewZealand GTS2016 Mappack 23July2016.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 17 Mb, ca. 300 columns, includes built-in map interfaces and images).
Detailed Table of contents and references at NZ_Bio_Lith_datapack_contents_20July2016.pdf.
This extensive compilaton of ca. 50 biostratigraphic columns (all major fossil groups for New Zealand), ca. 150 stratigraphic sections and offshore wells, 100 transect segments and reconstructions spanning onshore-offshore Cretaceous-Cenozoic basins (including 30 facies maps for Taranaki Basin) is provided in coordination with New Zealand's GNS Science, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences). Many of the pollen-spores and nearly all formations (including hot-popups on transects) are linked to the GNS database and lexicon.

China biostratigraphy and lithostratigraphy with map interface and reconstructions.
Download Datapack at ChinaBio-Lith_GTS2016_19July2016.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 6Mb, 150 columns, includes 9 reconstructions).
Detailed Table of contents and references at China_DatapackContents_20July2016.pdf.
This extensive compilaton of 60 biostratigraphic columns (all major fossil groups for China), 80 stratigraphic sections and 9 facies maps was compiled in coordination with Geobiodiversity Database group; Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, China (2010).

Malaysia regional onshore and offshore stratigraphy with map interface. Standardized to the GTS2016 age model.
Download Datapack at Malaysia GTS2016 mappack 28July2016 PUBLIC.mdpk (encrypted mappack, 2Mb, 38 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at Malaysia Mappack Contents July2016.pdf.
Compiled from PETRONAS "The Petroleum Geology and Resources of Malaysia", 2000.; and Gobbett and Hutschison, 1973, “Geology of the Malay Peninsula (West Malaysia and Singapore)” by “Hugo” (Chin Chai Huan), Purdue geoscience student from Malaysia; and standardized by Rebecca Bobick to the GTS2016 age model.

Indian Plate regional formations (Phanerozoic) with map interface.
Download Datapack at IndianPlatePUBLIC_GTS2016_18July2016.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 2Mb, ca. 90 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at IndianPlateContents_Dec12.pdf.
Stratigraphic nomenclature, calibration to international stages, and main generalized facies (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar) are mainly from "Mega-Charts" compiled by D.S.N. Raju and Ravi Misra (2009; Proterozoic and Phanerozoic Integrated Stratigraphy, ONGC Bulletin, v.44, no.2). Pakistan was contributed and enhanced by Dr. Nusrat Kamal Siddiqui (formerly with Pakistan Petroleum Ltd.).

Middle East and Libya with map interface.
Download Datapack at MiddleEast_with_HydrocarbonSystems_GTS2016_PUBLIC.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 3Mb, ca. 25 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at MiddleEast with HydrocarbonSystems Contents July2016.pdf.
Stratigraphic nomenclature, calibration to international stages, regional sequences and main generalized facies of Arabia-Iraq-Syria-Iran regions are mainly a conversion to GTS2012 age model from Middle East Geological Timescale 2008 by Al-Husseini, GeoArabia [Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences] v 13, no. 4, with lithostratigraphy descriptions enhanced from regional lexicons and other publications. [This TSCreator datapack is a generalized version for regional comparisons.]

African Basins (currently 15 selected basins; especially major hydrocarbon ones) with lithostratigraphy, transects, and selected biostratigraphy with map interface. Standardized to GTS2016 age model.
Download Datapack at Africa GTS2016 23July2016.mdpk (encrypted mappack, 15Mb, 114 columns including 9 transects).
Detailed Table of contents and references at Africa Mappack Contents July2016.pdf.
Compiled by Rebecca Bobick in 2015-early 2016 as part of her Masters degree at Purdue University.

British Isles regional formations with map interface.
Download Datapack at BritishMappackPUBLIC_GTS2016_15July2016.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 3Mb, ca. 25 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at UK_lithostrat_contents_30Nov12.pdf.
Approximately two dozen sub-regions, with each formation linked to the BGS lexicon; compiled in coordination with British Geological Survey, BGS.

Belgium regional formations with map interface.
Download Datapack at BelgiumMappackPUBLIC_GTS2016_17July2016.mdpk (encrypted mappack, 2Mb, 20 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at Belgium_LithostratContents_2Dec2012.pdf.
Compiled by Jane Block in coordination with Belgium Stratigraphic Commission (Noel Vandenberghe, Hance Luc, et al.).

South American Basins with map interfaces -- currently 33 selected basins (with main coverage concentrating on Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela) with lithostratigraphy, transects, and selected biostratigraphy (including ca. 500 images, with large format images in popups). Standardized to GTS2012 age model.
Download Datapack at SouthAmericaEncrypted_29Apr2019.mdpk (encrypted mappack, 50Mb, 222 columns including numerous transects).
Detailed Table of contents and references at South America Mappack Contents July2016.pdf.
Main compilers: BRAZIL = Marcos dos Santos Filho and Shalli Teixeira (Univ. Vale do Rio dos Sinos, UNISINOS); visiting scholars to Purdue Univ., Autumn 2014); COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA = Estefania Salgado Jauregui (Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogotá; visiting scholar to Purdue Univ., Autumn 2015); COORDINATION and ASSEMBLY: Rebecca Bobick (2015-early 2016 as part of her Masters degree at Purdue University).

USA-Alaska lithostratigraphy (selected coverage, with emphasis on basins with shale-hosted oil and gas) with map interface.
Download Datapack at USA-Alaska_PUBLIC_GTS2016_21July2016.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 7Mb, 150 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at USA-Alaska_Contents_21July2016.pdf.
Some columns are also duplicated in the Gulf of Mexico datapack. Lithostratigraphic columns (ca. 150 columns) recalibrated to GTS2012 from AAPG "Cosuna" charts (1982-84) and volumes of DNAG (1989) compilation. All formations are linked to the on-line lexicon and resource-webpages of the USGS.

Arctic to Central Canada biostratigraphy, lithostratigraphy and transect with map interface.
Download Datapack at Central Canada to Arctic Mappack PUBLIC GTS2016_18July2016.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 7Mb, 120 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at Arctic_to_Central_Canada_Biostrat_Lithostrat_Contents_18July16.pdf.
Developed in coordination with the Geological Survey of Canada (Calgary branch). Scales of the main Arctic-region zonations (35 columns). Lithostratigraphic columns (ca. 350 columns) recalibrated from Arctic and Canada volumes of DNAG (1989) compilation, with all formations linked to the on-line lexicon of the Geological Survey of Canada. Arctic Island transect (6 segments) provided by Geol. Surv. Canada (2010), with formations linked to the lexicon .

Gulf of Mexico biostratigraphy and basin lithostratigraphy with map interface.
Download Datapack at GulfMexico_GTS2016_PUBLIC_20July2016.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 2Mb, 120 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at Gulf_of_Mex_datapack_contents 19July2016.pdf.
Scales of the main zonations, markers and sequences – SHELL Oligocene-Neogene (2008, courtesy of Mike Styzen), Fillon (2003), Cenozoic, MMS (2003) Callovian to Holocene, and PaleoData (Neogene-Late Cretaceous, v. 2011). Lithostratigraphic columns recalibrated from onshore, offshore and Mexican coast columns of DNAG (1989) Gulf of Mexico volume, with all USA formations linked to the on-line USGS lexicon.

Russian Phanerozoic Biostratigraphy
Download Datapack at Russia Biostrat GTS2016 24July2016 PUBLIC.txt (encrypted datapack, 1Mb, ca. 600 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at Russian_Phan_Biostrat_contents_GTS2016.pdf. The 7000 entries include most biostratigraphic groups of all regions of Russia (based on the compilation charts by T. Koren' et al, 2006).

Siberian and Caspian HydrocarbonBasins with map interface

Download datapack Siberia-Caspian HydrocarbonBasinsPUBLIC_GTS2016 18July2016.mdpk (encrypted zippack, 1Mb, 27 columns).
Detailed Table of contents and references at Siberia_Caspian_contents_11Feb2013.pdf.
Conversions of regional USGS reports (lithologic columns; hydrocarbon systems) to GTS2012 age model.

Neogene benthic oxygen-18 composite

(text file, 170 kb of 13,000 lines, 4 columns]. Benthic Oxygen-18 composite and Marine isotope stages (MIS) of past 25 myr, provided by Isabella Raffi et al. (as published in Quat. Sci. Rev., 25: 3113-317, 2006).
Download Legend_to_colors_of_curves.pdf (PDF, 60kb) with a complete listing of the major columns with their main references.
[NOTE: This file is high-resolution, and viewing with at least 10 cm/myr is needed to see the detailed MIS labels.]

Milankovitch cycles for Earth Paleoclimates: Insolation (100 Ma) and Eccentricity-Precession-Obliquity (250 Ma)

(text file, 4.8 Mb, Mar2011) based on calculations by Jacques Laskar (2004; plus revised eccentricity 2010a) (www.imcce.fr/Equipes/ASD/insola/earth/earth.html) as provided by Linda Hinnov. These curves of eccentricity, obliquity and precession indicate the variations in solar radiation; of which Pleistocene ice ages are the most dramatic results.
[NOTE: Detailed cycles for past 3 myr are already in TSCreator internal dataset.]