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

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Cretaceous Subepochs	Ten Million Year Bins
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			1.8
		Gelasian		Mangapanian			2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian		Mangapanian			2.58
		Piacenzian		Waipipian			3
		Zanclean		Waipipian			3.6
		Zanclean		Opoitian			3.7
	Miocene	Messinian	Taranaki	Kapitean			5.333
		Messinian		Tongaporutuan			7.2
		Tortonian		Tongaporutuan			7.246
		Tortonian	Southland	Waiauan			11.04
		Serravallian		Waiauan		Cenozoic 5	11.63
		Serravallian		Lillburnian			13.05
		Langhian		Lillburnian			13.82
				Clifdenian			15.1
			Pareora	Altonian			15.9
		Burdigalian		Altonian			15.98
		Burdigalian		Otaian			18.7
		Aquitanian		Otaian			20.44
		Aquitanian	Landon	Waitakian			21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian		Waitakian		Cenozoic 4	23.03
				Duntroonian			25.2
				Whaingaroan			27.3
		Rupelian					27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian				Cenozoic 3	33.9
			Arnold	Runangan			34.6
				Kaiatan			36.7
		Bartonian		Kaiatan			37.71
		Bartonian		Bortonian			39.1
		Lutetian		Bortonian		Cenozoic 2	41.2
			Dannevirke	Porangan			42.6
				Heretaungan			45.7
		Ypresian		Heretaungan			47.8
				Mangaorapan			48.9
				Waipawan			52
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian		Cenozoic 1	56
		Selandian					59.2
		Danian					61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian	Mata	Haumurian	Senonian	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	Gallic	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			Neocomian	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