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
- 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
- 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
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 | European Faunal Zones | Cretaceous Subepochs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Wanganui | Haweran | 0 | ||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | |||||
| Chibanian | 0.129 | ||||||
| Castlecliffian | 0.34 | ||||||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | ||||||
| Nukumaruan | 1.63 | ||||||
| Gelasian | MN 17 | 1.8 | |||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | ||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | MN 16 | 2.58 | |||
| Waipipian | 3 | ||||||
| MN 15 | 3.2 | ||||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||||
| Opoitian | 3.7 | ||||||
| MN 14 | 4.2 | ||||||
| MN 13 | 4.9 | ||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | 5.333 | |||
| Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | ||||||
| Tortonian | MN 12 | 7.246 | |||||
| MN 11 | 7.75 | ||||||
| MN 10 | 8.7 | ||||||
| MN 9 | 9.7 | ||||||
| Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | |||||
| MN 7 + 8 | 11.1 | ||||||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | ||||||
| MN 6 | 12.8 * | ||||||
| Lillburnian | 13.05 | ||||||
| Langhian | MN 5 | 13.82 | |||||
| Clifdenian | 15.1 | ||||||
| Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | |||||
| Burdigalian | MN 4 | 15.98 | |||||
| MN 3 | 16.9 | ||||||
| Otaian | 18.7 | ||||||
| MN 2 | 20 | ||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||
| Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | |||||
| MN 1 | 22.4 | ||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 | ||||
| Duntroonian | 25.2 | ||||||
| Whaingaroan | 27.3 | ||||||
| Rupelian | 27.82 | ||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | 33.9 | |||||
| Arnold | Runangan | 34.6 | |||||
| Kaiatan | 36.7 | ||||||
| Bartonian | 37.71 | ||||||
| Bortonian | 39.1 | ||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||||
| Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | |||||
| Heretaungan | 45.7 | ||||||
| Ypresian | 47.8 | ||||||
| Mangaorapan | 48.9 | ||||||
| Waipawan | 52 | ||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Teurian | 56 | ||||
| Selandian | 59.2 | ||||||
| Danian | 61.6 | ||||||
| Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | Mata | Haumurian | Senonian | 66 | |
| Campanian | 72.1 | ||||||
| Santonian | Piripauan | 83.6 | |||||
| Raukumara | Teratan | 86.1 | |||||
| Coniacian | 86.3 | ||||||
| Turonian | 89.8 | ||||||
| Mangaotanean | 90.5 | ||||||
| Arowhanan | 93.7 | ||||||
| Cenomanian | 93.9 | ||||||
| Clarence | Ngaterian | 95.2 | |||||
| Motuan | 99.5 | ||||||
| Early Cretaceous | Albian | Gallic | 100.5 | ||||
| Urutawan | 103.3 | ||||||
| Taitai | Korangan | 108.4 | |||||
| Aptian | 113 | ||||||
| 117.5 | |||||||
| Barremian | 121.4 | ||||||
| Hauterivian | Neocomian | 125.77 | |||||
| Valanginian | 132.6 | ||||||
| Berriasian | 139.8 | ||||||
| 145 | |||||||