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
Z.-X. Qiu and Z.-D. Qiu. 1995. Chronological sequence and subdivision of Chinese Neogene mammalian faunas. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 116(1-2):41-70 view
J. A. Lillegraven and M. C. McKenna. 1986. Fossil mammals from the "Mesaverde" Formation (Late Cretaceous, Judithian) of the Bighorn and Wind River basins, Wyoming, with definitions of Late Cretaceous North American Land-Mammal "Ages". American Museum Novitates 2840:1-68 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	Neogene Mammal Ages of China	Cretaceous North American Land-Mammal Ages
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Wanganui	Haweran				0
		Northgrippian						0.0042
		Greenlandian						0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene			Late Pleistocene	Nihewanian		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	Yushean		2.58
		Piacenzian		Waipipian	Late Pliocene			3
		Zanclean		Waipipian	Early Pliocene			3.6
				Opoitian				3.7
				Opoitian		Baodean		4.9
	Miocene	Messinian	Taranaki	Kapitean	Late Miocene			5.333
		Messinian		Tongaporutuan				7.2
		Tortonian		Tongaporutuan				7.246
			Southland	Waiauan				11.04
						Tunggurian		11.1
		Serravallian			Middle Miocene			11.63
		Serravallian		Lillburnian				13.05
		Langhian		Lillburnian		Shanwangian		13.82
				Clifdenian				15.1
			Pareora	Altonian				15.9
		Burdigalian			Early Miocene			15.98
						Xiejiaan		16.9
				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			Lancian/Edmontonian	66
		Campanian		Haumurian			Judithian/Aquilan	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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