PBDB Timescale

Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand

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

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
J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 view
F. F. Steininger, W. A. Berggren, D. V. Kent, R. L. Bernor, S. Sen and J. Agusti. 1996. Circum-Mediterranean Neogene (Miocene and Pliocene) marine-continental chronologic correlations of European mammal units. The Evolution of Western Eurasian Neogene Mammal Faunas (eds. R. L. Bernor, V. Fahlbusch, and H.-W. Mittmann) view

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Interval boundaries marked with * have been interpolated based on the differences between the ages for international timescale boundaries quoted in the source and the currently accepted ages for those boundaries.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Ten Million Year Bins	Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia		European Faunal Zones
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Wanganui	Haweran	Cenozoic 6				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				MN 17	1.8
		Gelasian		Mangapanian				MN 17	2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian		Mangapanian				MN 16	2.58
				Waipipian				MN 16	3
								MN 15	3.2
		Zanclean							3.6
				Opoitian					3.7
								MN 14	4.2
								MN 13	4.9
	Miocene	Messinian	Taranaki	Kapitean					5.333
		Messinian		Tongaporutuan					7.2
		Tortonian						MN 12	7.246
								MN 11	7.75
								MN 10	8.7
								MN 9	9.7
			Southland	Waiauan				MN 9	11.04
								MN 7 + 8	11.1
		Serravallian			Cenozoic 5			MN 7 + 8	11.63
								MN 6	12.8 *
				Lillburnian				MN 6	13.05
		Langhian		Lillburnian				MN 5	13.82
				Clifdenian					15.1
			Pareora	Altonian					15.9
		Burdigalian						MN 4	15.98
								MN 3	16.9
				Otaian				MN 3	18.7
								MN 2	20
		Aquitanian							20.44
			Landon	Waitakian					21.7
								MN 1	22.4
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian			Cenozoic 4	Tabenbulakian	Hsandagolian		23.03
				Duntroonian					25.2
				Whaingaroan					27.3
		Rupelian				Kekeamuan			27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian			Cenozoic 3	Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian			33.9
			Arnold	Runangan					34.6
				Kaiatan					36.7
		Bartonian		Kaiatan		Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan			37.71
		Bartonian		Bortonian					39.1
		Lutetian		Bortonian	Cenozoic 2				41.2
			Dannevirke	Porangan					42.6
				Heretaungan					45.7
		Ypresian		Heretaungan			Bumbanian		47.8
				Mangaorapan					48.9
				Waipawan					52
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian	Cenozoic 1	Gashatan			56
		Selandian							59.2
		Danian							61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian	Mata	Haumurian	Cretaceous 8				66
		Campanian		Haumurian	Cretaceous 7				72.1
		Santonian		Piripauan	Cretaceous 6				83.6
		Santonian	Raukumara	Teratan					86.1
		Coniacian							86.3
		Turonian							89.8
				Mangaotanean					90.5
				Arowhanan					93.7
		Cenomanian		Arowhanan	Cretaceous 5				93.9
			Clarence	Ngaterian					95.2
				Motuan					99.5
	Early Cretaceous	Albian		Motuan	Cretaceous 4				100.5
				Urutawan					103.3
			Taitai	Korangan					108.4
		Aptian		Korangan	Cretaceous 3				113
		Aptian			Cretaceous 3				117.5
		Barremian			Cretaceous 2				121.4
		Hauterivian			Cretaceous 2				125.77
		Valanginian			Cretaceous 1				132.6
		Berriasian			Cretaceous 1				139.8
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian			Jurassic 6				145
		Kimmeridgian			Jurassic 5				149.2
		Oxfordian							154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian							161.5
		Bathonian			Jurassic 4				165.3
		Bajocian			Jurassic 4				168.2
		Aalenian			Jurassic 3				170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian			Jurassic 3				174.7
		Pliensbachian			Jurassic 2				184.2
		Sinemurian			Jurassic 1				192.9
		Hettangian			Jurassic 1				199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian			Triassic 4				201.4
		Norian			Triassic 4				208.5
		Carnian			Triassic 3				227
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian			Triassic 2				237
	Middle Triassic	Anisian			Triassic 2				242
	Early Triassic	Olenekian			Triassic 1				247.2
	Early Triassic	Induan			Triassic 1				251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian			Permian 4				251.902
	Lopingian	Wuchiapingian							254.14
	Guadalupian	Capitanian							259.51
		Wordian							264.28
		Roadian			Permian 3				266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian			Permian 2				273.01
		Artinskian							283.5
		Sakmarian							290.1
		Asselian			Permian 1			293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian			Carboniferous 5			298.9
		Kasimovian			Carboniferous 5			303.7
		Moscovian			Carboniferous 4			307
		Bashkirian			Carboniferous 4			315.2
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian			Carboniferous 3			323.2
		Visean			Carboniferous 2			330.9
		Tournaisian			Carboniferous 1			346.7
Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian			Devonian 5			358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian			Devonian 4			372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian			Devonian 3			382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian			Devonian 3			387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian			Devonian 2			393.3
		Pragian			Devonian 1			407.6
		Lochkovian			Devonian 1			410.8
Silurian	Pridoli				Silurian 2		419.2
	Ludlow	Ludfordian				423
	Ludlow	Gorstian				425.6
	Wenlock	Homerian				427.4
	Wenlock	Sheinwoodian				430.5
	Llandovery	Telychian			Silurian 1	433.4
		Aeronian				438.5
		Rhuddanian				440.8
Ordovician	Late Ordovician	Hirnantian			Ordovician 5	443.8
		Katian			Ordovician 5	445.2
		Sandbian			Ordovician 4	453
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian			Ordovician 3	458.4
	Middle Ordovician	Dapingian			Ordovician 2	467.3
	Early Ordovician	Floian			Ordovician 2	470
	Early Ordovician	Tremadocian			Ordovician 1	477.7
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10			Cambrian 5	485.4
		Jiangshanian				489.5
		Paibian				494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian		Cambrian 4	497
		Drumian		Cambrian 4	500.5
		Wuliuan		Cambrian 3	504.5
	Series 2	Stage 4		Cambrian 3	509
	Series 2	Stage 3		Cambrian 2	514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2	521	Cambrian 2
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian	Cambrian 1	529
									538.8