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
- M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication 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
- 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
- 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
- J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 view
There are 16 timescales which overlap this one. show
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 | Mammal Paleogene Zones | European Faunal Units | Cretaceous Subepochs | Cenozoic Subepochs of Southern Europe | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | European Faunal Zones | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | MN 17 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | |||||||||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Villanyian | MN 16 | 2.58 | |||||||||
| Waipipian | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ruscinian | 3.1 * | |||||||||||||
| MN 15 | 3.2 | |||||||||||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | |||||||||||||
| Opoitian | 3.7 | |||||||||||||
| MN 14 | 4.2 | |||||||||||||
| MN 13 | 4.9 | |||||||||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | Turolian | 5.333 | |||||||||
| Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | |||||||||||||
| Tortonian | Pannonian | MN 12 | 7.246 | |||||||||||
| MN 11 | 7.75 | |||||||||||||
| Vallesian | MN 10 | 8.7 | ||||||||||||
| MN 9 | 9.7 | |||||||||||||
| Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | ||||||||||||
| MN 7 + 8 | 11.1 | |||||||||||||
| Serravallian | Sarmatian | Astaracian | 11.63 | |||||||||||
| Badenian | MN 6 | 12.8 * | ||||||||||||
| Lillburnian | 13.05 | |||||||||||||
| Langhian | MN 5 | 13.82 | ||||||||||||
| Clifdenian | 15.1 | |||||||||||||
| Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | ||||||||||||
| Burdigalian | Orleanian | MN 4 | 15.98 | |||||||||||
| MN 3 | 16.9 | |||||||||||||
| Otaian | 18.7 | |||||||||||||
| Agenian | MN 2 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||||||
| Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | ||||||||||||
| MN 1 | 22.4 | |||||||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26 | MP 25 | Tabenbulakian | Hsandagolian | 23.03 | |||||||
| Duntroonian | 25.2 | |||||||||||||
| Whaingaroan | 27.3 | |||||||||||||
| Rupelian | MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21 | Kekeamuan | 27.82 | |||||||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A | Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian | 33.9 | ||||||||||
| Arnold | Runangan | 34.6 | ||||||||||||
| Kaiatan | 36.7 | |||||||||||||
| Bartonian | MP 16 | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | 37.71 | |||||||||||
| Bortonian | 39.1 | |||||||||||||
| Lutetian | MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11 | 41.2 | ||||||||||||
| Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | ||||||||||||
| Heretaungan | 45.7 | |||||||||||||
| Ypresian | MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7 | Bumbanian | 47.8 | |||||||||||
| Mangaorapan | 48.9 | |||||||||||||
| Waipawan | 52 | |||||||||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Teurian | MP 6 | MP 1 - 5 | Gashatan | 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 | ||||||||||||||