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
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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

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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.

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

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Permian-Jurassic of New Zealand		Ten Million Year Bins	Permian of the Russian Platform		Ammonite Chrons of Northwest Europe		Permian of Western Europe	Permian Subages of Germany
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										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	Buntsandstein	251.902
		Changhsingian		Waiitian			253.2
		Wuchiapingian		Waiitian			Zechstein			254.14
				Puruhauan						254.2
				Puruhauan						Tatarian	Vyatkian	256.8 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Aparima	Flettian		Severodvinian	Rotliegendes				Ohre/Aller	259.51
		Wordian		Flettian		Urzhumian					Leine	264.28
		Wordian		Barettian		Urzhumian					Leine	266
		Roadian			Permian 3	Kazanian				Povolzhian		266.9
		Roadian			Permian 3	Kazanian				Sokian		270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian			Permian 2	Kungurian				Irenian/Ufimian		273.01
				Mangapirian						Irenian/Ufimian		276
										Filipovian		276.5 *
										Saraninian		280.1 *
		Artinskian				Artinskian	Sarginian			Autunian		283.5
				Telfordian			Sarginian					285
							Irginian					285.9 *
							Burtsevian					287.8 *
							Burtsevian					288.5
		Sakmarian				Sakmarian	Sterlitamakian					290.1
		Sakmarian				Sakmarian	Tastubian					291.7 *
		Asselian			Permian 1	Asselian	Shikhanian					293.52
							Uskalykian					294.8
							Surenian					297.5
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			497
		Drumian			Cambrian 4			500.5
		Wuliuan			Cambrian 3			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