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
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
A. G. Sennikov and V. K. Golubev. 2006. Vyazniki Biotic Assemblage of the Terminal Permian. Paleontological Journal 40(suppl. 4):S475-S481 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

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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		Permian of the Salt Range	Ten Million Year Bins	Permian Subages of Germany	Permo-Triassic Subages of Eastern Europe	Ammonite Chrons of Northwest Europe		Permian of North America
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	Vokhmian	247.2
		Olenekian		Nelsonian			249
		Induan		Nelsonian			251.2
		Induan	DUrville	Makarewan			Kathwai	251.5 *
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian			Permian 4	Buntsandstein	Kathwai				251.902
											252.4 *
							Chhidru				252.9 *
				Waiitian							253.2
		Wuchiapingian		Waiitian				Late Vyatkian/Early Vyatkian			254.14
				Puruhauan							254.2
							Kalabagh				255 *
							Wargal				256 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Aparima	Flettian		Ohre/Aller		Late Severodvinian/Early Severodvinian			Capitanian	259.51
		Wordian				Leine		Late Urzhumian/Early Urzhumian			Wordian	264.28
												265.3 *
				Barettian								266
							Amb					266.1 *
		Roadian			Permian 3		Amb	Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian			Roadian	266.9
		Roadian			Permian 3			Late Kazanian/Early Kazanian			Roadian	270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian			Permian 2						Leonardian	Cathedralian	273.01
				Mangapirian								Cathedralian	276
												Hessian	281.9 *
		Artinskian											283.5
				Telfordian									285
				Telfordian							Wolfcampian	Lenoxian	286.1 *
													288.5
		Sakmarian											290.1
		Asselian			Permian 1							Nealian	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				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