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, F. P. Agterberg, J. G. Ogg, J. Hardenbol, P. Van Veen, J. Thierry, and Z. Huang. 1995. A Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time scale. SEPM Special Publication 54 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.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Permian-Jurassic of New Zealand		Mesozoic Subages		Permian of the Salt Range	Permian Subages of Germany
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan							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							11.63
		Langhian							13.82
		Burdigalian							15.98
		Aquitanian							20.44
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian							23.03
	Oligocene	Rupelian							27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian							33.9
		Bartonian							37.71
		Lutetian							41.2
		Ypresian							47.8
	Paleocene	Thanetian							56
		Selandian							59.2
		Danian							61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian			Late Maastrichtian/Early Maastrichtian				66
		Campanian			Late Campanian/Middle Campanian/Early Campanian				72.1
		Santonian			Late Santonian/Middle Santonian/Early Santonian				83.6
		Coniacian			Late Coniacian/Middle Coniacian/Early Coniacian				86.3
		Turonian			Late Turonian/Middle Turonian/Early Turonian				89.8
		Cenomanian			Late Cenomanian/Middle Cenomanian/Early Cenomanian				93.9
	Early Cretaceous	Albian			Late Albian				100.5
					Middle Albian				106.2 *
					Early Albian				109.9 *
		Aptian			Late Aptian				113
		Aptian			Early Aptian				119.5 *
		Barremian			Late Barremian/Early Barremian				121.4
		Hauterivian			Late Hauterivian/Early Hauterivian				125.77
		Valanginian			Late Valanginian/Early Valanginian				132.6
		Berriasian			Late Berriasian				139.8
					Middle Berriasian				140.6 *
					Early Berriasian				142.7 *
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian	Oteke	Puaroan	Late Tithonian	Middle Tithonian			145
		Tithonian			Early Tithonian	Middle Tithonian			146.3 *
		Kimmeridgian			Late Kimmeridgian				149.2
			Kawhia	Ohauan	Late Kimmeridgian				150
				Ohauan	Early Kimmeridgian				152.2 *
				Heterian	Early Kimmeridgian				154.5
		Oxfordian			Late Oxfordian	Middle Oxfordian/Early Oxfordian			154.8
		Oxfordian				Middle Oxfordian/Early Oxfordian			157.9 *
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian			Late Callovian/Middle Callovian/Early Callovian				161.5
		Callovian		Temaikan	Late Callovian/Middle Callovian/Early Callovian				164.3
		Bathonian			Late Bathonian/Middle Bathonian/Early Bathonian				165.3
		Bajocian			Late Bajocian				168.2
		Bajocian			Early Bajocian				168.6 *
		Aalenian			Late Aalenian/Middle Aalenian/Early Aalenian				170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian			Late Toarcian				174.7
			Herangi	Ururoan	Late Toarcian				176
					Middle Toarcian				180.4 *
					Early Toarcian				182.9 *
		Pliensbachian			Late Pliensbachian/Early Pliensbachian				184.2
		Pliensbachian		Aratauran	Late Pliensbachian/Early Pliensbachian				188.9
		Sinemurian			Late Sinemurian/Early Sinemurian				192.9
		Hettangian			Late Hettangian/Middle Hettangian/Early Hettangian				199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian	Balfour	Otapirian					201.4
		Norian		Warepan	Sevatian		208.5
					Alaunian		213.2 *
					Lacian		216.7 *
				Otamitan			217
				Oretian			221
		Carnian		Oretian	Tuvalian		227
			Gore	Kaihikuan	Tuvalian		227.5
					Julian		233.4 *
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian			Longobardian		237
				Etalian	Longobardian		238
					Fassanian		239.7 *
		Anisian			Illyrian		242
					Pelsonian		243.8 *
					Bithynian		244.7 *
					Aegean		245.5 *
				Malakovian	Aegean		246
	Early Triassic	Olenekian			Spathian		247.2
					Smithian		248.9 *
				Nelsonian	Smithian		249
		Induan			Dienerian		251.2
					Griesbachian		251.4 *
			DUrville	Makarewan	Griesbachian		Kathwai	251.5 *
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian					Kathwai	Buntsandstein	251.902
									252.4 *
							Chhidru		252.9 *
				Waiitian					253.2
		Wuchiapingian		Waiitian					254.14
				Puruhauan					254.2
							Kalabagh		255 *
							Wargal		256 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Aparima	Flettian				Ohre/Aller	259.51
		Wordian						Leine	264.28
									265.3 *
				Barettian					266
							Amb		266.1 *
		Roadian					Amb		266.9
		Roadian							270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian							273.01
		Kungurian		Mangapirian					276
		Artinskian		Mangapirian					283.5
				Telfordian					285
									288.5
		Sakmarian							290.1
		Asselian							293.52
									298.9