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
- 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
- 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
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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 1250 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia | European Faunal Units | Cenozoic Subepochs | Central Paratethys Stages | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Wanganui | Haweran | 0 | |||||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | |||||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | |||||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | |||||||
| Chibanian | Middle Pleistocene | 0.129 | ||||||||
| Castlecliffian | 0.34 | |||||||||
| Calabrian | Early Pleistocene | 0.774 | ||||||||
| Nukumaruan | 1.63 | |||||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | |||||||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | |||||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Villanyian | Late Pliocene | 2.58 | |||||
| Waipipian | 3 | |||||||||
| Ruscinian | 3.1 * | |||||||||
| Zanclean | Early Pliocene | 3.6 | ||||||||
| Opoitian | 3.7 | |||||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | Turolian | Late Miocene | 5.333 | ||||
| Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | |||||||||
| Tortonian | Pannonian | 7.246 | ||||||||
| Vallesian | 8.7 | |||||||||
| Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | ||||||||
| Serravallian | Astaracian | Middle Miocene | Sarmatian | 11.63 | ||||||
| Badenian | 12.8 * | |||||||||
| Lillburnian | 13.05 | |||||||||
| Langhian | 13.82 | |||||||||
| Clifdenian | 15.1 | |||||||||
| Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | ||||||||
| Burdigalian | Orleanian | Early Miocene | 15.98 | |||||||
| Otaian | 18.7 | |||||||||
| Agenian | 20 | |||||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||||||
| Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | ||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 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 | Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan | Middle Eocene | 37.71 | |||||||
| Bortonian | 39.1 | |||||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | |||||||||
| Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | ||||||||
| Heretaungan | 45.7 | |||||||||
| Ypresian | 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 | 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 | ||||||||||