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
J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 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
K. M. Cohen, S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard and J.-X. Fan. 2023. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09. view

There are 16 timescales which overlap this one. show

Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.

This timescale is used in the definition of 1251 collections

International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia		Ten Million Year Bins	Obsolete Names for ICS Units
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Wanganui	Haweran			Cenozoic 6				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				Tertiary †			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							7.246
		Tortonian	Southland	Waiauan							11.04
		Serravallian		Waiauan			Cenozoic 5				11.63
		Serravallian		Lillburnian							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	Tabenbulakian	Hsandagolian	Cenozoic 4				23.03
				Duntroonian							25.2
				Whaingaroan							27.3
		Rupelian			Kekeamuan						27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian			Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian		Cenozoic 3				33.9
			Arnold	Runangan							34.6
				Kaiatan							36.7
		Bartonian		Kaiatan	Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan						37.71
		Bartonian		Bortonian							39.1
		Lutetian		Bortonian			Cenozoic 2				41.2
			Dannevirke	Porangan							42.6
				Heretaungan							45.7
		Ypresian		Heretaungan		Bumbanian					47.8
				Mangaorapan							48.9
				Waipawan							52
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian	Gashatan		Cenozoic 1				56
		Selandian									59.2
		Danian									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							Longtanian †	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	Series 3 †	497
		Drumian		Cambrian 4		500.5
		Wuliuan		Cambrian 3		Stage 5 †	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