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. Harzhauser and W. E. Piller. 2004. Integrated stratigraphy of the Sarmatian (Upper Middle Miocene) in the western Central Paratethys. Stratigraphy 1(1):65-86 view

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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.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Central Paratethys Stages
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Wanganui	Haweran		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	Pannonian	7.246
		Tortonian	Southland	Waiauan	Pannonian	11.04
		Serravallian			Sarmatian	11.63
					Badenian	12.8 *
				Lillburnian	Badenian	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		23.03
				Duntroonian		25.2
				Whaingaroan		27.3
		Rupelian				27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian				33.9
			Arnold	Runangan		34.6
				Kaiatan		36.7
		Bartonian		Kaiatan		37.71
		Bartonian		Bortonian		39.1
		Lutetian		Bortonian		41.2
			Dannevirke	Porangan		42.6
				Heretaungan		45.7
		Ypresian		Heretaungan		47.8
				Mangaorapan		48.9
				Waipawan		52
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian		56
		Selandian				59.2
		Danian				61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian	Mata	Haumurian		66
		Campanian		Haumurian		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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