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
M. O. Woodburne. 1987. A prospectus of the North American Mammal Ages. In: Woodburne, M. O. (ed.), Cenozoic Mammals of North America. University of California Press, Berkelery, CA 285-290 view
J. Alroy. 2000. New methods for quantifying macroevolutionary patterns and processes. Paleobiology 26(4):707-733 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.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		North American Mammal Subages/Zones
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Wanganui	Haweran				0
		Northgrippian						0.0042
		Greenlandian						0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene			Sheridanian			0.0117
		Chibanian			Sheridanian			0.129
					Cudahyan/Sappan			0.21
				Castlecliffian				0.34
		Calabrian						0.774
					Senecan/Rexroadian			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	Late Hemphillian/late Early Hemphillian/early Early Hemphillian			4.7
	Miocene	Messinian	Taranaki	Kapitean				5.333
		Messinian		Tongaporutuan				7.2
		Tortonian						7.246
					Late Clarendonian/Early Clarendonian			9.4
			Southland	Waiauan				11.04
		Serravallian						11.63
					late Late Barstovian/early Late Barstovian/Early Barstovian			12.5
				Lillburnian				13.05
		Langhian		Lillburnian				13.82
				Clifdenian				15.1
			Pareora	Altonian				15.9
		Burdigalian						15.98
					Late Hemingfordian/Early Hemingfordian			16.3
					late Late Arikareean/early Late Arikareean/late Early Arikareean/early Early Arikareean	Harrisonian		18.5
				Otaian				18.7
		Aquitanian		Otaian				20.44
		Aquitanian	Landon	Waitakian				21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian						23.03
						Monroecreekian		23.1 *
						Geringian		24.7 *
				Duntroonian				25.2
				Whaingaroan				27.3
		Rupelian						27.82
		Rupelian						29.5
	Eocene	Priabonian			Late Chadronian/Middle Chadronian/Early Chadronian			33.9
			Arnold	Runangan				34.6
				Kaiatan				36.7
								37
		Bartonian						37.71
				Bortonian				39.1
					Late Uintan/Early Uintan			39.7
		Lutetian						41.2
			Dannevirke	Porangan				42.6
				Heretaungan				45.7
					Twinbuttean/Blacksforkian/Gardnerbuttian			46.2
		Ypresian						47.8
				Mangaorapan				48.9
				Mangaorapan	Lostcabinian/Lysitean/Graybullian/Sandcouleean			50.5
				Waipawan	Lostcabinian/Lysitean/Graybullian/Sandcouleean			52
				Waipawan			Cf3/Cf2/Cf1	54.9
	Paleocene	Thanetian		Teurian			Cf3/Cf2/Cf1	56
		Thanetian					Ti6/Ti5/Ti4/Ti3/Ti2/Ti1	56.2
		Selandian					Ti6/Ti5/Ti4/Ti3/Ti2/Ti1	59.2
		Selandian					To3/To2/To1	60.9
		Danian					To3/To2/To1	61.6
		Danian					Pu3/Pu2/Pu1	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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