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
- P. L. Gibbard, M. J. Head, and M. J. C. Walker. 2010. Formal ratification of the Quaternary System/Period and the Pleistocene Series/Epoch with a base at 2.58 Ma. Journal of Quaternary Science 25(2):96-102 view
- F. M. Gradstein, F. P. Agterberg, J. G. Ogg, J. Hardenbol, P. Van Veen, J. Thierry, and Z. Huang. 1995. A Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time scale. SEPM Special Publication 54 view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
- J. Palfy, P. L. Smith, and J. K. Mortensen. 2000. A U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar time scale for the Jurassic. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 37(6):923-944 view
There are 16 timescales which overlap this one. show
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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 1251 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | Cretaceous Subepochs | Cenozoic Subepochs | Cenozoic Subepochs of Southern Europe | Mesozoic Subages | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Wanganui | Haweran | 0 | |||||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | |||||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | |||||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Tarantian | 0.0117 | ||||||
| Chibanian | Middle Pleistocene | Ionian | 0.129 | |||||||
| Castlecliffian | 0.34 | |||||||||
| Calabrian | Early Pleistocene | 0.774 | ||||||||
| Nukumaruan | 1.63 | |||||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | |||||||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | |||||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Late Pliocene | 2.58 | ||||||
| Waipipian | 3 | |||||||||
| Zanclean | Early Pliocene | 3.6 | ||||||||
| Opoitian | 3.7 | |||||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | Late Miocene | 5.333 | |||||
| Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | |||||||||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | |||||||||
| Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | ||||||||
| Serravallian | Middle Miocene | 11.63 | ||||||||
| Lillburnian | 13.05 | |||||||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | |||||||||
| Clifdenian | 15.1 | |||||||||
| Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | ||||||||
| Burdigalian | Early Miocene | 15.98 | ||||||||
| Otaian | 18.7 | |||||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||
| Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | ||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 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 | Middle Eocene | 37.71 | ||||||||
| Bortonian | 39.1 | |||||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | |||||||||
| Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | ||||||||
| Heretaungan | 45.7 | |||||||||
| Ypresian | 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 | Senonian | Late Maastrichtian/Early Maastrichtian | 66 | |||
| Campanian | Late Campanian/Middle Campanian/Early Campanian | 72.1 | ||||||||
| Santonian | Piripauan | Late Santonian/Middle Santonian/Early Santonian | 83.6 | |||||||
| Raukumara | Teratan | 86.1 | ||||||||
| Coniacian | Late Coniacian/Middle Coniacian/Early Coniacian | 86.3 | ||||||||
| Turonian | Late Turonian/Middle Turonian/Early Turonian | 89.8 | ||||||||
| Mangaotanean | 90.5 | |||||||||
| Arowhanan | 93.7 | |||||||||
| Cenomanian | Late Cenomanian/Middle Cenomanian/Early Cenomanian | 93.9 | ||||||||
| Clarence | Ngaterian | 95.2 | ||||||||
| Motuan | 99.5 | |||||||||
| Early Cretaceous | Albian | Gallic | Late Albian | 100.5 | ||||||
| Urutawan | 103.3 | |||||||||
| Middle Albian | 106.2 * | |||||||||
| Taitai | Korangan | 108.4 | ||||||||
| Early Albian | 109.9 * | |||||||||
| Aptian | Late Aptian | 113 | ||||||||
| 117.5 | ||||||||||
| Early Aptian | 119.5 * | |||||||||
| Barremian | Late Barremian/Early Barremian | 121.4 | ||||||||
| Hauterivian | Neocomian | Late Hauterivian/Early Hauterivian | 125.77 | |||||||
| Valanginian | Late Valanginian/Early Valanginian | 132.6 | ||||||||
| Berriasian | Late Berriasian | 139.8 | ||||||||
| Middle Berriasian | 140.6 * | |||||||||
| Early Berriasian | 142.7 * | |||||||||
| Jurassic | Late Jurassic | Tithonian | Late Tithonian | Middle Tithonian | 145 | |||||
| Early Tithonian | 146.3 * | |||||||||
| Kimmeridgian | Late Kimmeridgian | 149.2 | ||||||||
| Early Kimmeridgian | 152.2 * | |||||||||
| Oxfordian | Late Oxfordian | Middle Oxfordian/Early Oxfordian | 154.8 | |||||||
| 157.9 * | ||||||||||
| Middle Jurassic | Callovian | Late Callovian/Middle Callovian/Early Callovian | 161.5 | |||||||
| Bathonian | Late Bathonian/Middle Bathonian/Early Bathonian | 165.3 | ||||||||
| Bajocian | Late Bajocian | 168.2 | ||||||||
| Early Bajocian | 168.6 * | |||||||||
| Aalenian | Late Aalenian/Middle Aalenian/Early Aalenian | 170.9 | ||||||||
| Early Jurassic | Toarcian | Late Toarcian | 174.7 | |||||||
| Middle Toarcian | 180.4 * | |||||||||
| Early Toarcian | 182.9 * | |||||||||
| Pliensbachian | Late Pliensbachian/Early Pliensbachian | 184.2 | ||||||||
| Sinemurian | Late Sinemurian/Early Sinemurian | 192.9 | ||||||||
| Hettangian | Late Hettangian/Middle Hettangian/Early Hettangian | 199.5 | ||||||||
| Triassic | Late Triassic | Rhaetian | 201.4 | |||||||
| Norian | Sevatian | 208.5 | ||||||||
| Alaunian | 213.2 * | |||||||||
| Lacian | 216.7 * | |||||||||
| Carnian | Tuvalian | 227 | ||||||||
| Julian | 233.4 * | |||||||||
| Middle Triassic | Ladinian | Longobardian | 237 | |||||||
| Fassanian | 239.7 * | |||||||||
| Anisian | Illyrian | 242 | ||||||||
| Pelsonian | 243.8 * | |||||||||
| Bithynian | 244.7 * | |||||||||
| Aegean | 245.5 * | |||||||||
| Early Triassic | Olenekian | Spathian | 247.2 | |||||||
| Smithian | 248.9 * | |||||||||
| Induan | Dienerian | 251.2 | ||||||||
| Griesbachian | 251.4 * | |||||||||
| 251.902 | ||||||||||