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
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

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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	Cenozoic Subepochs
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	Pannonian		7.246
		Tortonian	Southland	Waiauan	Pannonian		11.04
		Serravallian			Sarmatian	Middle Miocene	11.63
					Badenian		12.8 *
				Lillburnian	Badenian		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		Late Oligocene	23.03
				Duntroonian			25.2
				Whaingaroan			27.3
		Rupelian				Early Oligocene	27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian				Late Eocene	33.9
			Arnold	Runangan			34.6
				Kaiatan			36.7
		Bartonian		Kaiatan		Middle Eocene	37.71
		Bartonian		Bortonian			39.1
		Lutetian		Bortonian			41.2
			Dannevirke	Porangan			42.6
				Heretaungan			45.7
		Ypresian		Heretaungan		Early Eocene	47.8
				Mangaorapan			48.9
				Waipawan			52
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian		Late Paleocene	56
		Selandian				Middle Paleocene	59.2
		Danian				Early Paleocene	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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