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
M. Harzhauser and W. E. Piller. 2004. Integrated stratigraphy of the Sarmatian (Upper Middle Miocene) in the western Central Paratethys. Stratigraphy 1(1):65-86 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	Central Paratethys Stages
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		Pannonian	7.246
		Tortonian	Southland	Waiauan		Pannonian	11.04
		Serravallian			Middle Miocene	Sarmatian	11.63
						Badenian	12.8 *
				Lillburnian		Badenian	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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