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
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
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		Mammal Paleogene Zones		Cenozoic Subepochs	Cretaceous North American Land-Mammal Ages
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Wanganui	Haweran					0
		Northgrippian							0.0042
		Greenlandian							0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene					Late Pleistocene		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		2.58
		Piacenzian		Waipipian			Late Pliocene		3
		Zanclean		Waipipian			Early Pliocene		3.6
		Zanclean		Opoitian			Early Pliocene		3.7
	Miocene	Messinian	Taranaki	Kapitean			Late Miocene		5.333
		Messinian		Tongaporutuan					7.2
		Tortonian		Tongaporutuan					7.246
		Tortonian	Southland	Waiauan					11.04
		Serravallian		Waiauan			Middle Miocene		11.63
		Serravallian		Lillburnian					13.05
		Langhian		Lillburnian					13.82
				Clifdenian					15.1
			Pareora	Altonian					15.9
		Burdigalian		Altonian			Early Miocene		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	Late Oligocene		23.03
				Duntroonian					25.2
				Whaingaroan					27.3
		Rupelian			MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21		Early Oligocene		27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian			MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A		Late Eocene		33.9
			Arnold	Runangan					34.6
				Kaiatan					36.7
		Bartonian		Kaiatan	MP 16		Middle Eocene		37.71
		Bartonian		Bortonian	MP 16				39.1
		Lutetian		Bortonian	MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11				41.2
			Dannevirke	Porangan					42.6
				Heretaungan					45.7
		Ypresian		Heretaungan	MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7		Early Eocene		47.8
				Mangaorapan					48.9
				Waipawan					52
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian	MP 6	MP 1 - 5	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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