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
Z.-X. Qiu and Z.-D. Qiu. 1995. Chronological sequence and subdivision of Chinese Neogene mammalian faunas. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 116(1-2):41-70 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
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		Neogene Mammal Ages of China	Ten Million Year Bins	European Faunal Zones	Cenozoic Subepochs
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Wanganui	Haweran		Cenozoic 6			0
		Northgrippian							0.0042
		Greenlandian							0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene			Nihewanian			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			MN 17		1.8
		Gelasian		Mangapanian			MN 17		2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian		Mangapanian	Yushean		MN 16	Late Pliocene	2.58
				Waipipian			MN 16		3
							MN 15		3.2
		Zanclean						Early Pliocene	3.6
				Opoitian					3.7
							MN 14		4.2
					Baodean		MN 13		4.9
	Miocene	Messinian	Taranaki	Kapitean				Late Miocene	5.333
		Messinian		Tongaporutuan					7.2
		Tortonian					MN 12		7.246
							MN 11		7.75
							MN 10		8.7
							MN 9		9.7
			Southland	Waiauan			MN 9		11.04
					Tunggurian		MN 7 + 8		11.1
		Serravallian				Cenozoic 5	MN 7 + 8	Middle Miocene	11.63
							MN 6		12.8 *
				Lillburnian			MN 6		13.05
		Langhian		Lillburnian	Shanwangian		MN 5		13.82
				Clifdenian					15.1
			Pareora	Altonian					15.9
		Burdigalian					MN 4	Early Miocene	15.98
					Xiejiaan		MN 3		16.9
				Otaian			MN 3		18.7
							MN 2		20
		Aquitanian							20.44
			Landon	Waitakian					21.7
							MN 1		22.4
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian				Cenozoic 4		Late Oligocene	23.03
				Duntroonian					25.2
				Whaingaroan					27.3
		Rupelian						Early Oligocene	27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian				Cenozoic 3		Late Eocene	33.9
			Arnold	Runangan					34.6
				Kaiatan					36.7
		Bartonian		Kaiatan				Middle Eocene	37.71
		Bartonian		Bortonian					39.1
		Lutetian		Bortonian		Cenozoic 2			41.2
			Dannevirke	Porangan					42.6
				Heretaungan					45.7
		Ypresian		Heretaungan				Early Eocene	47.8
				Mangaorapan					48.9
				Waipawan					52
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian		Cenozoic 1		Late Paleocene	56
		Selandian						Middle Paleocene	59.2
		Danian						Early Paleocene	61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian	Mata	Haumurian		Cretaceous 8			66
		Campanian		Haumurian		Cretaceous 7			72.1
		Santonian		Piripauan		Cretaceous 6			83.6
		Santonian	Raukumara	Teratan					86.1
		Coniacian							86.3
		Turonian							89.8
				Mangaotanean					90.5
				Arowhanan					93.7
		Cenomanian		Arowhanan		Cretaceous 5			93.9
			Clarence	Ngaterian					95.2
				Motuan					99.5
	Early Cretaceous	Albian		Motuan		Cretaceous 4			100.5
				Urutawan					103.3
			Taitai	Korangan					108.4
		Aptian		Korangan		Cretaceous 3			113
		Aptian				Cretaceous 3			117.5
		Barremian				Cretaceous 2			121.4
		Hauterivian				Cretaceous 2			125.77
		Valanginian				Cretaceous 1			132.6
		Berriasian				Cretaceous 1			139.8
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian				Jurassic 6			145
		Kimmeridgian				Jurassic 5			149.2
		Oxfordian							154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian							161.5
		Bathonian				Jurassic 4			165.3
		Bajocian				Jurassic 4			168.2
		Aalenian				Jurassic 3			170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian				Jurassic 3			174.7
		Pliensbachian				Jurassic 2			184.2
		Sinemurian				Jurassic 1			192.9
		Hettangian				Jurassic 1			199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian				Triassic 4			201.4
		Norian				Triassic 4			208.5
		Carnian				Triassic 3			227
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian				Triassic 2			237
	Middle Triassic	Anisian				Triassic 2			242
	Early Triassic	Olenekian				Triassic 1			247.2
	Early Triassic	Induan				Triassic 1			251.2
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian				Permian 4			251.902
	Lopingian	Wuchiapingian							254.14
	Guadalupian	Capitanian							259.51
		Wordian							264.28
		Roadian				Permian 3			266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian				Permian 2			273.01
		Artinskian							283.5
		Sakmarian							290.1
		Asselian			Permian 1	293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian			Carboniferous 5	298.9
		Kasimovian			Carboniferous 5	303.7
		Moscovian			Carboniferous 4	307
		Bashkirian			Carboniferous 4	315.2
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian			Carboniferous 3	323.2
		Visean			Carboniferous 2	330.9
		Tournaisian			Carboniferous 1	346.7
Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian			Devonian 5	358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian			Devonian 4	372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian			Devonian 3	382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian			Devonian 3	387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian			Devonian 2	393.3
		Pragian			Devonian 1	407.6
		Lochkovian			Devonian 1	410.8
Silurian	Pridoli				Silurian 2	419.2
	Ludlow	Ludfordian				423
	Ludlow	Gorstian				425.6
	Wenlock	Homerian				427.4
	Wenlock	Sheinwoodian				430.5
	Llandovery	Telychian			Silurian 1	433.4
		Aeronian				438.5
		Rhuddanian				440.8
Ordovician	Late Ordovician	Hirnantian			Ordovician 5	443.8
		Katian			Ordovician 5	445.2
		Sandbian			Ordovician 4	453
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian			Ordovician 3	458.4
	Middle Ordovician	Dapingian			Ordovician 2	467.3
	Early Ordovician	Floian			Ordovician 2	470
	Early Ordovician	Tremadocian			Ordovician 1	477.7
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10			Cambrian 5	485.4
		Jiangshanian				489.5
		Paibian				494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian		Cambrian 4	497
		Drumian		Cambrian 4	500.5
		Wuliuan		Cambrian 3	504.5
	Series 2	Stage 4		Cambrian 3	509
	Series 2	Stage 3		Cambrian 2	514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2	521	Cambrian 2
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian	Cambrian 1	529
									538.8