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
- A. D. Barnosky, M. Holmes, R. Kirchholtes, E. Lindsey, K.C. Maguire, A.W. Poust, M.A. Stegner, J. Sunseri, B. Swartz, J. Swift, N.A. Villavicencio and G. Wogan. 2014. Prelude to the Anthropocene: Two new North American Land Mammal Ages (NALMAs). The Anthropocene Review I(3):225-242 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
- 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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This timescale is used in the definition of 1251 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | Mammal Paleogene Zones | North American Land Mammal Ages | Cenozoic Subepochs of Southern Europe | Cretaceous Subepochs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Wanganui | Haweran | Saintaugustinean | 0 | ||||
| Santarosean | 0.0004 | |||||||||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | |||||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | |||||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Tarantian | 0.0117 | |||||||
| Rancholabrean | 0.014 | |||||||||
| Chibanian | Ionian | 0.129 | ||||||||
| Irvingtonian | 0.21 | |||||||||
| Castlecliffian | 0.34 | |||||||||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | |||||||||
| Blancan | 1.4 | |||||||||
| Nukumaruan | 1.63 | |||||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | |||||||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | |||||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | 2.58 | |||||||
| Waipipian | 3 | |||||||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||||||
| Opoitian | 3.7 | |||||||||
| Hemphillian | 4.7 | |||||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | 5.333 | ||||||
| Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | |||||||||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | |||||||||
| Clarendonian | 9.4 | |||||||||
| Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | ||||||||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | |||||||||
| Barstovian | 12.5 | |||||||||
| Lillburnian | 13.05 | |||||||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | |||||||||
| Clifdenian | 15.1 | |||||||||
| Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | ||||||||
| Burdigalian | 15.98 | |||||||||
| Hemingfordian | 16.3 | |||||||||
| Arikareean | 18.5 | |||||||||
| Otaian | 18.7 | |||||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||
| Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | ||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26 | MP 25 | 23.03 | |||||
| Duntroonian | 25.2 | |||||||||
| Whaingaroan | 27.3 | |||||||||
| Rupelian | MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21 | 27.82 | ||||||||
| Whitneyan | 29.5 | |||||||||
| Orellan | 31.8 | |||||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A | Chadronian | 33.9 | ||||||
| Arnold | Runangan | 34.6 | ||||||||
| Kaiatan | 36.7 | |||||||||
| Duchesnean | 37 | |||||||||
| Bartonian | MP 16 | 37.71 | ||||||||
| Bortonian | 39.1 | |||||||||
| Uintan | 39.7 | |||||||||
| Lutetian | MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11 | 41.2 | ||||||||
| Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | ||||||||
| Heretaungan | 45.7 | |||||||||
| Bridgerian | 46.2 | |||||||||
| Ypresian | MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7 | 47.8 | ||||||||
| Mangaorapan | 48.9 | |||||||||
| Wasatchian | 50.5 | |||||||||
| Waipawan | 52 | |||||||||
| Clarkforkian | 54.9 | |||||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Teurian | MP 6 | MP 1 - 5 | 56 | |||||
| Tiffanian | 56.2 | |||||||||
| Selandian | 59.2 | |||||||||
| Torrejonian | 60.9 | |||||||||
| Danian | 61.6 | |||||||||
| Puercan | 63.8 | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||