# Stratigraphic timescale

**URL:** https://discourse.gplates.org/t/stratigraphic-timescale/531
**Category:** Suggestions
**Created:** [11 May 2022 11:16 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/stratigraphic-timescale/531 "2022-05-11T11:16:34Z")
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### Author: ![graceshephard](https://discourse.gplates.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/90ced4/32.png) [@graceshephard](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/graceshephard)
#### Post date: [11 May 2022 11:16 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/stratigraphic-timescale/531/1 "2022-05-11T11:16:34Z")

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Passing on a viz suggestion from a colleague (from the stratigraphy community) - and maybe it is an idea for the app you are developing. In addition to the absolute time being displayed, having a stratigraphic scale (e.g. with Era/Period/Epochs and Stage if possible) also shown would be nice. I.e. similar to the time slider at the top but with the corresponding names/colours from the GTS. Cheers! Grace