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
- F. F. Steininger, W. A. Berggren, D. V. Kent, R. L. Bernor, S. Sen and J. Agusti. 1996. Circum-Mediterranean Neogene (Miocene and Pliocene) marine-continental chronologic correlations of European mammal units. The Evolution of Western Eurasian Neogene Mammal Faunas (eds. R. L. Bernor, V. Fahlbusch, and H.-W. Mittmann) 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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 1251 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | Central Paratethys Stages | European Faunal Units | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Wanganui | Haweran | 0 | ||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | |||||
| Chibanian | 0.129 | ||||||
| Castlecliffian | 0.34 | ||||||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | ||||||
| Nukumaruan | 1.63 | ||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | ||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Villanyian | 2.58 | |||
| Waipipian | 3 | ||||||
| Ruscinian | 3.1 * | ||||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||||
| Opoitian | 3.7 | ||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | Turolian | 5.333 | ||
| Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | ||||||
| Tortonian | Pannonian | 7.246 | |||||
| Vallesian | 8.7 | ||||||
| Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | |||||
| Serravallian | Sarmatian | Astaracian | 11.63 | ||||
| Badenian | 12.8 * | ||||||
| Lillburnian | 13.05 | ||||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | ||||||
| Clifdenian | 15.1 | ||||||
| Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | |||||
| Burdigalian | Orleanian | 15.98 | |||||
| Otaian | 18.7 | ||||||
| Agenian | 20 | ||||||
| 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 | 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 | 100.5 | |||||
| Urutawan | 103.3 | ||||||
| Taitai | Korangan | 108.4 | |||||
| Aptian | 113 | ||||||
| 117.5 | |||||||
| Barremian | 121.4 | ||||||
| Hauterivian | 125.77 | ||||||
| Valanginian | 132.6 | ||||||
| Berriasian | 139.8 | ||||||
| 145 | |||||||