PBDB Timescale

International Chronostratigraphic Timescale

The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:

K. M. Cohen, S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard and J.-X. Fan. 2023. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09. view
J. I. Raine, A. G. Beu, A. F. Boyes, H. J. Campbell, R. A. Cooper, J. S. Crampton, M. P. Crundwell, C. J. Hollis, and H. E. G. Morgans. 2015. Revised Calibration of the New Zealand Geological Timescale: NZGT2015/1. GNS Science Report 2012(39) view
W. B. Harland, R. L. Armstrong, A. V. Cox, L. E. Craig, A. G. Smith and D. G. Smith. 1990. A Geologic Time Scale 1989. view

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This timescale is used in the definition of 126764 collections

International Chronostratigraphic Timescale					Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Wanganui	Haweran	0
				Northgrippian			0.0042
				Greenlandian			0.0082
			Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene			0.0117
				Chibanian			0.129
				Chibanian		Castlecliffian	0.34
				Calabrian		Castlecliffian	0.774
				Calabrian		Nukumaruan	1.63
				Gelasian		Nukumaruan	1.8
				Gelasian		Mangapanian	2.4
		Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian		Mangapanian	2.58
				Piacenzian		Waipipian	3
				Zanclean		Waipipian	3.6
				Zanclean		Opoitian	3.7
			Miocene	Messinian	Taranaki	Kapitean	5.333
				Messinian		Tongaporutuan	7.2
				Tortonian		Tongaporutuan	7.246
				Tortonian	Southland	Waiauan	11.04
				Serravallian		Waiauan	11.63
				Serravallian		Lillburnian	13.05
				Langhian		Lillburnian	13.82
						Clifdenian	15.1
					Pareora	Altonian	15.9
				Burdigalian		Altonian	15.98
				Burdigalian		Otaian	18.7
				Aquitanian		Otaian	20.44
				Aquitanian	Landon	Waitakian	21.7
		Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian		Waitakian	23.03
						Duntroonian	25.2
						Whaingaroan	27.3
				Rupelian			27.82
			Eocene	Priabonian			33.9
					Arnold	Runangan	34.6
						Kaiatan	36.7
				Bartonian		Kaiatan	37.71
				Bartonian		Bortonian	39.1
				Lutetian		Bortonian	41.2
					Dannevirke	Porangan	42.6
						Heretaungan	45.7
				Ypresian		Heretaungan	47.8
						Mangaorapan	48.9
						Waipawan	52
			Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian	56
				Selandian			59.2
				Danian			61.6
	Mesozoic	Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian	Mata	Haumurian	66
				Campanian		Haumurian	72.1
				Santonian		Piripauan	83.6
				Santonian	Raukumara	Teratan	86.1
				Coniacian			86.3
				Turonian			89.8
						Mangaotanean	90.5
						Arowhanan	93.7
				Cenomanian		Arowhanan	93.9
					Clarence	Ngaterian	95.2
						Motuan	99.5
			Early Cretaceous	Albian		Motuan	100.5
						Urutawan	103.3
					Taitai	Korangan	108.4
				Aptian		Korangan	113
				Aptian			117.5
				Barremian			121.4
				Hauterivian			125.77
				Valanginian			132.6
Berriasian				139.8
Jurassic		Late Jurassic	Tithonian		145
			Kimmeridgian		149.2
			Oxfordian		154.8
		Middle Jurassic	Callovian		161.5
			Bathonian		165.3
			Bajocian		168.2
			Aalenian		170.9
		Early Jurassic	Toarcian		174.7
			Pliensbachian		184.2
			Sinemurian		192.9
			Hettangian		199.5
Triassic		Late Triassic	Rhaetian		201.4
			Norian		208.5
			Carnian		227
		Middle Triassic	Ladinian		237
		Middle Triassic	Anisian		242
		Early Triassic	Olenekian		247.2
		Early Triassic	Induan		251.2
Paleozoic	Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian		251.902
		Lopingian	Wuchiapingian		254.14
		Guadalupian	Capitanian		259.51
			Wordian		264.28
			Roadian		266.9
		Cisuralian	Kungurian		273.01
			Artinskian		283.5
			Sakmarian		290.1
			Asselian		293.52
	Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian		298.9
			Kasimovian		303.7
			Moscovian		307
			Bashkirian		315.2
		Mississippian	Serpukhovian		323.2
			Visean		330.9
			Tournaisian		346.7
	Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian		358.9
		Late Devonian	Frasnian		372.2
		Middle Devonian	Givetian		382.7
		Middle Devonian	Eifelian		387.7
		Early Devonian	Emsian		393.3
			Pragian		407.6
			Lochkovian		410.8
	Silurian	Pridoli			419.2
		Ludlow	Ludfordian		423
		Ludlow	Gorstian		425.6
		Wenlock	Homerian		427.4
		Wenlock	Sheinwoodian		430.5
		Llandovery	Telychian		433.4
			Aeronian		438.5
			Rhuddanian		440.8
	Ordovician	Late Ordovician	Hirnantian		443.8
			Katian		445.2
			Sandbian		453
		Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian		458.4
		Middle Ordovician	Dapingian		467.3
		Early Ordovician	Floian		470
		Early Ordovician	Tremadocian		477.7
	Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10		485.4
			Jiangshanian		489.5
			Paibian		494
		Miaolingian	Guzhangian		497
			Drumian		500.5
			Wuliuan		504.5
		Series 2	Stage 4		509
		Series 2	Stage 3		514
		Terreneuvian	Stage 2	521
		Terreneuvian	Fortunian	529
Proterozoic	Neoproterozoic	Ediacaran			Vendian	538.8
		Cryogenian				635
		Tonian				720
		Tonian			Karatau	800
	Mesoproterozoic	Stenian			Karatau	1000
		Stenian			Yurmatian	1100
		Ectasian			Yurmatian	1200
		Ectasian			Burzyan	1375
							1400