PBDB Timescale

Permian-Jurassic 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. Palfy, P. L. Smith, and J. K. Mortensen. 2000. A U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar time scale for the Jurassic. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 37(6):923-944 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
K. M. Cohen, S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard and J.-X. Fan. 2023. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09. view

There are 14 timescales which overlap this one. show

Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.

This timescale is used in the definition of 859 collections

International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Permian-Jurassic of New Zealand		Ten Million Year Bins	Ammonite Chrons of Northwest Europe		Obsolete Names for ICS Units
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan			Cenozoic 6						0
		Northgrippian									0.0042
		Greenlandian									0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene									0.0117
		Chibanian									0.129
		Calabrian									0.774
		Gelasian									1.8
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian						Tertiary †			2.58
	Pliocene	Zanclean									3.6
	Miocene	Messinian									5.333
		Tortonian									7.246
		Serravallian			Cenozoic 5						11.63
		Langhian									13.82
		Burdigalian									15.98
		Aquitanian									20.44
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian			Cenozoic 4						23.03
	Oligocene	Rupelian			Cenozoic 4						27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian			Cenozoic 3						33.9
		Bartonian			Cenozoic 3						37.71
		Lutetian			Cenozoic 2						41.2
		Ypresian			Cenozoic 2						47.8
	Paleocene	Thanetian			Cenozoic 1						56
		Selandian									59.2
		Danian									61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian			Cretaceous 8						66
		Campanian			Cretaceous 7						72.1
		Santonian			Cretaceous 6						83.6
		Coniacian									86.3
		Turonian									89.8
		Cenomanian			Cretaceous 5						93.9
	Early Cretaceous	Albian			Cretaceous 4						100.5
		Aptian			Cretaceous 3						113
		Barremian			Cretaceous 2						121.4
		Hauterivian			Cretaceous 2						125.77
		Valanginian			Cretaceous 1						132.6
		Berriasian			Cretaceous 1						139.8
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian	Oteke	Puaroan	Jurassic 6						145
		Kimmeridgian	Oteke	Puaroan	Jurassic 5						149.2
			Kawhia	Ohauan							150
				Heterian							154.5
		Oxfordian									154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian									161.5
		Callovian		Temaikan							164.3
		Bathonian			Jurassic 4						165.3
		Bajocian				Parkinsoni/Garantiana/Subfurcatum/Sauzei/Laeviuscula/Discites					168.2
		Bajocian					Humphresianum				168.4
		Aalenian			Jurassic 3	Concavum/Murchisonae/Opalinum					170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian				Levesquei/Variabilis/Bifrons	Thouarsense				174.7
			Herangi	Ururoan			Thouarsense				176
											180.1
						Serpentinum/Falciferum/Tenuicostatum					182
		Pliensbachian			Jurassic 2	Spinatum/Margaritatus/Davoei/Ibex/Jamesoni					184.2
		Pliensbachian		Aratauran	Jurassic 2	Spinatum/Margaritatus/Davoei/Ibex/Jamesoni					188.9
		Sinemurian			Jurassic 1	Raricostatum/Oxynotum/Obtusum/Turneri/Semicostatum/Bucklandi					192.9
		Hettangian			Jurassic 1	Angulata/Liasicus/Planorbis					199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian	Balfour	Otapirian	Triassic 4						201.4
		Norian		Warepan							208.5
				Otamitan							217
				Oretian							221
		Carnian		Oretian	Triassic 3						227
		Carnian	Gore	Kaihikuan	Triassic 3						227.5
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian		Kaihikuan	Triassic 2						237
		Ladinian		Etalian							238
		Anisian		Etalian							242
		Anisian		Malakovian					246
	Early Triassic	Olenekian		Malakovian	Triassic 1				247.2
		Olenekian		Nelsonian					249
		Induan		Nelsonian					251.2
		Induan	DUrville	Makarewan					251.5
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian		Makarewan	Permian 4				251.902
		Changhsingian		Waiitian					253.2
		Wuchiapingian		Waiitian					Longtanian †	254.14
		Wuchiapingian		Puruhauan					Longtanian †	254.2
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Aparima	Flettian						259.51
		Wordian		Flettian						264.28
		Wordian		Barettian						266
		Roadian			Permian 3					266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian			Permian 2					273.01
		Kungurian		Mangapirian						276
		Artinskian		Mangapirian						283.5
				Telfordian						285
										288.5
		Sakmarian								290.1
		Asselian			Permian 1					293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian			Carboniferous 5					298.9
		Kasimovian			Carboniferous 5					303.7
		Moscovian			Carboniferous 4					307
		Bashkirian			Carboniferous 4					315.2
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian			Carboniferous 3			323.2
		Visean			Carboniferous 2			330.9
		Tournaisian			Carboniferous 1			346.7
Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian			Devonian 5			358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian			Devonian 4			372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian			Devonian 3			382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian			Devonian 3			387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian			Devonian 2			393.3
		Pragian			Devonian 1			407.6
		Lochkovian			Devonian 1			410.8
Silurian	Pridoli				Silurian 2			419.2
	Ludlow	Ludfordian						423
	Ludlow	Gorstian						425.6
	Wenlock	Homerian						427.4
	Wenlock	Sheinwoodian						430.5
	Llandovery	Telychian			Silurian 1			433.4
		Aeronian						438.5
		Rhuddanian						440.8
Ordovician	Late Ordovician	Hirnantian			Ordovician 5			443.8
		Katian			Ordovician 5			445.2
		Sandbian			Ordovician 4			453
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian			Ordovician 3			458.4
	Middle Ordovician	Dapingian			Ordovician 2			467.3
	Early Ordovician	Floian			Ordovician 2			470
	Early Ordovician	Tremadocian			Ordovician 1			477.7
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10			Cambrian 5		485.4
		Jiangshanian					489.5
		Paibian					494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian			Cambrian 4		Series 3 †	497
		Drumian			Cambrian 4			500.5
		Wuliuan			Cambrian 3			Stage 5 †	504.5
	Series 2	Stage 4			Cambrian 3			509
	Series 2	Stage 3			Cambrian 2			514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2			Cambrian 2			521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian			Cambrian 1			529
											538.8