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
A. D. Barnosky, M. Holmes, R. Kirchholtes, E. Lindsey, K.C. Maguire, A.W. Poust, M.A. Stegner, J. Sunseri, B. Swartz, J. Swift, N.A. Villavicencio and G. Wogan. 2014. Prelude to the Anthropocene: Two new North American Land Mammal Ages (NALMAs). The Anthropocene Review I(3):225-242 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		North American Land Mammal Ages	Cenozoic Subepochs
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Wanganui	Haweran	Saintaugustinean		0
		Meghalayan			Santarosean		0.0004
		Northgrippian					0.0042
		Greenlandian					0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene				Late Pleistocene	0.0117
		Late Pleistocene			Rancholabrean	Late Pleistocene	0.014
		Chibanian			Rancholabrean	Middle Pleistocene	0.129
					Irvingtonian		0.21
				Castlecliffian			0.34
		Calabrian				Early Pleistocene	0.774
					Blancan		1.4
				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
				Opoitian			3.7
				Opoitian	Hemphillian		4.7
	Miocene	Messinian	Taranaki	Kapitean		Late Miocene	5.333
		Messinian		Tongaporutuan			7.2
		Tortonian					7.246
					Clarendonian		9.4
			Southland	Waiauan			11.04
		Serravallian				Middle Miocene	11.63
					Barstovian		12.5
				Lillburnian			13.05
		Langhian		Lillburnian			13.82
				Clifdenian			15.1
			Pareora	Altonian			15.9
		Burdigalian				Early Miocene	15.98
					Hemingfordian		16.3
					Arikareean		18.5
				Otaian			18.7
		Aquitanian		Otaian			20.44
		Aquitanian	Landon	Waitakian			21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian		Waitakian		Late Oligocene	23.03
				Duntroonian			25.2
				Whaingaroan			27.3
		Rupelian				Early Oligocene	27.82
					Whitneyan		29.5
					Orellan		31.8
	Eocene	Priabonian			Chadronian	Late Eocene	33.9
			Arnold	Runangan			34.6
				Kaiatan			36.7
					Duchesnean		37
		Bartonian				Middle Eocene	37.71
				Bortonian			39.1
					Uintan		39.7
		Lutetian					41.2
			Dannevirke	Porangan			42.6
				Heretaungan			45.7
					Bridgerian		46.2
		Ypresian				Early Eocene	47.8
				Mangaorapan			48.9
				Mangaorapan	Wasatchian		50.5
				Waipawan	Wasatchian		52
				Waipawan	Clarkforkian		54.9
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian	Clarkforkian	Late Paleocene	56
		Thanetian			Tiffanian	Late Paleocene	56.2
		Selandian			Tiffanian	Middle Paleocene	59.2
		Selandian			Torrejonian	Middle Paleocene	60.9
		Danian			Torrejonian	Early Paleocene	61.6
		Danian			Puercan	Early Paleocene	63.8
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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