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
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
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view

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This timescale is used in the definition of 1251 collections

International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Cenozoic Subepochs
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Wanganui	Haweran		0
		Northgrippian				0.0042
		Greenlandian				0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene			Late Pleistocene	0.0117
		Chibanian			Middle Pleistocene	0.129
		Chibanian		Castlecliffian	Middle Pleistocene	0.34
		Calabrian		Castlecliffian	Early Pleistocene	0.774
		Calabrian		Nukumaruan		1.63
		Gelasian		Nukumaruan		1.8
		Gelasian		Mangapanian		2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian		Mangapanian	Late Pliocene	2.58
		Piacenzian		Waipipian	Late Pliocene	3
		Zanclean		Waipipian	Early Pliocene	3.6
		Zanclean		Opoitian	Early Pliocene	3.7
	Miocene	Messinian	Taranaki	Kapitean	Late Miocene	5.333
		Messinian		Tongaporutuan		7.2
		Tortonian		Tongaporutuan		7.246
		Tortonian	Southland	Waiauan		11.04
		Serravallian		Waiauan	Middle Miocene	11.63
		Serravallian		Lillburnian		13.05
		Langhian		Lillburnian		13.82
				Clifdenian		15.1
			Pareora	Altonian		15.9
		Burdigalian		Altonian	Early Miocene	15.98
		Burdigalian		Otaian		18.7
		Aquitanian		Otaian		20.44
		Aquitanian	Landon	Waitakian		21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian		Waitakian	Late Oligocene	23.03
				Duntroonian		25.2
				Whaingaroan		27.3
		Rupelian			Early Oligocene	27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian			Late Eocene	33.9
			Arnold	Runangan		34.6
				Kaiatan		36.7
		Bartonian		Kaiatan	Middle Eocene	37.71
		Bartonian		Bortonian		39.1
		Lutetian		Bortonian		41.2
			Dannevirke	Porangan		42.6
				Heretaungan		45.7
		Ypresian		Heretaungan	Early Eocene	47.8
				Mangaorapan		48.9
				Waipawan		52
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian	Late Paleocene	56
		Selandian			Middle Paleocene	59.2
		Danian			Early Paleocene	61.6
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
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