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
K. M. Cohen, S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard and J.-X. Fan. 2023. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09. 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		Carbo-Permian of the Russian Platform	Ten Million Year Bins	Obsolete Names for ICS Units			Permian of China
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				Jurassic 4					168.2
		Aalenian				Jurassic 3					170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian									174.7
		Toarcian	Herangi	Ururoan							176
		Pliensbachian		Ururoan		Jurassic 2					184.2
		Pliensbachian		Aratauran		Jurassic 2					188.9
		Sinemurian				Jurassic 1					192.9
		Hettangian				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	Melekhovian	Permian 4		Meishanian	251.902
				Waiitian				Meishanian	253.2
								Baoqingian	253.4 *
		Wuchiapingian						Longtanian †	Laoshanian	254.14
				Puruhauan					Laoshanian	254.2
				Puruhauan					Laibinian	257.7 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Aparima	Flettian					Lengwuan	259.51
		Wordian							Kuhfengian	264.28
					Noginskian					264.9 *
				Barettian						266
		Roadian				Permian 3				266.9
	Cisuralian	Kungurian				Permian 2			Luodianian	273.01
				Mangapirian						276
					Pavlovoposadian					276.8 *
		Artinskian								283.5
				Telfordian						285
									Longlinian	285.4 *
					Rusavkinian					287.6 *
										288.5
		Sakmarian								290.1
		Asselian				Permian 1			Zisongian	293.52
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian				Carboniferous 5			Zisongian	298.9
		Gzhelian							300.1
		Kasimovian			Dorogomilovian				303.7
					Khamovnikian				304.8
					Krevyakinian				305.8 *
		Moscovian			Myachkovian	Carboniferous 4			307
					Podolskian				308.9 *
					Kashirian				311.4 *
					Vereian				313.8
					Melekessian				314.8
		Bashkirian			Melekessian				315.2
					Cheremshanian				316.9 *
					Prikamian				318.6 *
					Severokeltmian				319.9 *
					Krasnopolyanian				321.2 *
					Voznesenian				321.9 *
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian			Zapaltjubian	Carboniferous 3			323.2
					Protvian				324.4 *
					Steshevian				326.8 *
					Tarusian				329 *
		Visean			Venevian	Carboniferous 2			330.9
					Mikhailovian				331.9 *
					Aleksinian				333.7 *
					Tulian				335.8 *
					Bobrikian				339.9 *
					Radaevkian				343.4 *
		Tournaisian			Kosvian	Carboniferous 1			346.7
					Kizelian				350.7 *
					Cherepetian				351.9 *
					Karakubian				354.4 *
					Upinian				356.3 *
					Malevkian				357.6 *
					Gumerovian				358 *
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