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
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view

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This timescale is used in the definition of 1251 collections

International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia		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				7.246
		Tortonian	Southland	Waiauan				11.04
		Serravallian		Waiauan			Middle Miocene	11.63
		Serravallian		Lillburnian				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	Tabenbulakian	Hsandagolian	Late Oligocene	23.03
				Duntroonian				25.2
				Whaingaroan				27.3
		Rupelian			Kekeamuan		Early Oligocene	27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian			Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian		Late Eocene	33.9
			Arnold	Runangan				34.6
				Kaiatan				36.7
		Bartonian		Kaiatan	Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan		Middle Eocene	37.71
		Bartonian		Bortonian				39.1
		Lutetian		Bortonian				41.2
			Dannevirke	Porangan				42.6
				Heretaungan				45.7
		Ypresian		Heretaungan		Bumbanian	Early Eocene	47.8
				Mangaorapan				48.9
				Waipawan				52
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian	Gashatan		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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