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
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		Cenozoic Subepochs	European Faunal Units	Ten Million Year Bins
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Wanganui	Haweran			Cenozoic 6	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	Villanyian		2.58
				Waipipian		Villanyian		3
						Ruscinian		3.1 *
		Zanclean			Early Pliocene			3.6
		Zanclean		Opoitian	Early Pliocene			3.7
	Miocene	Messinian	Taranaki	Kapitean	Late Miocene	Turolian		5.333
		Messinian		Tongaporutuan				7.2
		Tortonian						7.246
						Vallesian		8.7
			Southland	Waiauan		Vallesian		11.04
		Serravallian		Waiauan	Middle Miocene	Astaracian	Cenozoic 5	11.63
		Serravallian		Lillburnian				13.05
		Langhian		Lillburnian				13.82
				Clifdenian				15.1
			Pareora	Altonian				15.9
		Burdigalian		Altonian	Early Miocene	Orleanian		15.98
				Otaian		Orleanian		18.7
						Agenian		20
		Aquitanian						20.44
		Aquitanian	Landon	Waitakian				21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian		Waitakian	Late Oligocene		Cenozoic 4	23.03
				Duntroonian				25.2
				Whaingaroan				27.3
		Rupelian			Early Oligocene			27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian			Late Eocene		Cenozoic 3	33.9
			Arnold	Runangan				34.6
				Kaiatan				36.7
		Bartonian		Kaiatan	Middle Eocene			37.71
		Bartonian		Bortonian				39.1
		Lutetian		Bortonian			Cenozoic 2	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		Cenozoic 1	56
		Selandian			Middle Paleocene			59.2
		Danian			Early Paleocene			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