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
M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication 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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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Mammal Paleogene Zones		Ten Million Year Bins	Cretaceous North American Land-Mammal Ages
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	MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26	MP 25	Cenozoic 4		23.03
				Duntroonian					25.2
				Whaingaroan					27.3
		Rupelian			MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21				27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian			MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A		Cenozoic 3		33.9
			Arnold	Runangan					34.6
				Kaiatan					36.7
		Bartonian		Kaiatan	MP 16				37.71
		Bartonian		Bortonian	MP 16				39.1
		Lutetian		Bortonian	MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11		Cenozoic 2		41.2
			Dannevirke	Porangan					42.6
				Heretaungan					45.7
		Ypresian		Heretaungan	MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7				47.8
				Mangaorapan					48.9
				Waipawan					52
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian	MP 6	MP 1 - 5	Cenozoic 1		56
		Selandian							59.2
		Danian							61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian	Mata	Haumurian			Cretaceous 8	Lancian/Edmontonian	66
		Campanian		Haumurian			Cretaceous 7	Judithian/Aquilan	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			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					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