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		Ammonite Chrons of Northwest Europe		Obsolete Names for ICS Units			Ten Million Year Bins
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			Concavum/Murchisonae/Opalinum					Jurassic 3	170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian			Levesquei/Variabilis/Bifrons	Thouarsense					174.7
			Herangi	Ururoan		Thouarsense					176
											180.1
					Serpentinum/Falciferum/Tenuicostatum						182
		Pliensbachian			Spinatum/Margaritatus/Davoei/Ibex/Jamesoni					Jurassic 2	184.2
		Pliensbachian		Aratauran	Spinatum/Margaritatus/Davoei/Ibex/Jamesoni					Jurassic 2	188.9
		Sinemurian			Raricostatum/Oxynotum/Obtusum/Turneri/Semicostatum/Bucklandi					Jurassic 1	192.9
		Hettangian			Angulata/Liasicus/Planorbis					Jurassic 1	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				Series 3 †	Cambrian 4	497
		Drumian					Cambrian 4	500.5
		Wuliuan					Stage 5 †	Cambrian 3	504.5
	Series 2	Stage 4					509	Cambrian 3
	Series 2	Stage 3					Cambrian 2	514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2					Cambrian 2	521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian					Cambrian 1	529
											538.8