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
- 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 | Cenozoic Subepochs of Southern Europe | Cretaceous Subepochs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Wanganui | Haweran | 0 | ||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Tarantian | 0.0117 | ||||
| Chibanian | Ionian | 0.129 | |||||
| Castlecliffian | 0.34 | ||||||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | ||||||
| Nukumaruan | 1.63 | ||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | ||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | 2.58 | ||||
| Waipipian | 3 | ||||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||||
| Opoitian | 3.7 | ||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | 5.333 | |||
| Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | ||||||
| Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||||
| Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | |||||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | ||||||
| Lillburnian | 13.05 | ||||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | ||||||
| Clifdenian | 15.1 | ||||||
| Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | |||||
| Burdigalian | 15.98 | ||||||
| Otaian | 18.7 | ||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||
| Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | |||||
| 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 | |||||||