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
J. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 view

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This timescale is used in the definition of 1250 collections

International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		North American Land Mammal Ages	Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Wanganui	Haweran	Saintaugustinean			0
		Meghalayan			Santarosean			0.0004
		Northgrippian						0.0042
		Greenlandian						0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene						0.0117
		Late Pleistocene			Rancholabrean			0.014
		Chibanian			Rancholabrean			0.129
					Irvingtonian			0.21
				Castlecliffian				0.34
		Calabrian						0.774
					Blancan			1.4
				Nukumaruan				1.63
		Gelasian		Nukumaruan				1.8
		Gelasian		Mangapanian				2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian		Mangapanian				2.58
		Piacenzian		Waipipian				3
		Zanclean		Waipipian				3.6
				Opoitian				3.7
				Opoitian	Hemphillian			4.7
	Miocene	Messinian	Taranaki	Kapitean				5.333
		Messinian		Tongaporutuan				7.2
		Tortonian						7.246
					Clarendonian			9.4
			Southland	Waiauan				11.04
		Serravallian						11.63
					Barstovian			12.5
				Lillburnian				13.05
		Langhian		Lillburnian				13.82
				Clifdenian				15.1
			Pareora	Altonian				15.9
		Burdigalian						15.98
					Hemingfordian			16.3
					Arikareean			18.5
				Otaian				18.7
		Aquitanian		Otaian				20.44
		Aquitanian	Landon	Waitakian				21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian		Waitakian		Tabenbulakian	Hsandagolian	23.03
				Duntroonian				25.2
				Whaingaroan				27.3
		Rupelian				Kekeamuan		27.82
					Whitneyan			29.5
					Orellan			31.8
	Eocene	Priabonian			Chadronian	Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian		33.9
			Arnold	Runangan				34.6
				Kaiatan				36.7
					Duchesnean			37
		Bartonian				Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan		37.71
				Bortonian				39.1
					Uintan			39.7
		Lutetian						41.2
			Dannevirke	Porangan				42.6
				Heretaungan				45.7
					Bridgerian			46.2
		Ypresian					Bumbanian	47.8
				Mangaorapan				48.9
				Mangaorapan	Wasatchian			50.5
				Waipawan	Wasatchian			52
				Waipawan	Clarkforkian			54.9
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian	Clarkforkian	Gashatan		56
		Thanetian			Tiffanian	Gashatan		56.2
		Selandian			Tiffanian			59.2
		Selandian			Torrejonian			60.9
		Danian			Torrejonian			61.6
		Danian			Puercan			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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