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
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
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		Carbo-Permian of the Russian Platform	Mesozoic Subages		Permian of the Russian Platform		Permian Subages of Germany	Ammonite Chrons of North America
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					Epizigzagiceras			168.2
						Late Bajocian					Rotundum/Oblatum/Kirschneri/Crassicostatus/Widebayense			168.4
						Early Bajocian					Rotundum/Oblatum/Kirschneri/Crassicostatus/Widebayense			168.6 *
		Aalenian				Late Aalenian/Middle Aalenian/Early Aalenian					Howelli/Scissum/Westermanni			170.9
	Early Jurassic	Toarcian				Late Toarcian					Yakounensis/Hillebrandti/Crassicosta			174.7
			Herangi	Ururoan							Yakounensis/Hillebrandti/Crassicosta			176
											Planulata			179.3 *
													Arnioceras arnouldi	179.8 *
						Middle Toarcian								180.4 *
											Kanense			181.3 *
											Carlottense			182.3 *
						Early Toarcian					Carlottense			182.9 *
					Kunae	Early Toarcian		183.5 *
		Pliensbachian			Kunae	Late Pliensbachian/Early Pliensbachian		184.2
					Freboldi			185.1 *
					Whiteavesi/Imlayi			Tetraspidoceras	186.2 *
				Aratauran	Whiteavesi/Imlayi				188.9
									189.2 *
					Plesechioceras harbledownense/Asteroceras varians/Coroniceras			Canadensis	190.3 *
		Sinemurian				Late Sinemurian/Early Sinemurian			192.9
					Pseudaetomoceras				Psiloceras	196.4 *
					Franziceras/Euphyllites					196.5 *
		Hettangian			Franziceras/Euphyllites	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					251.5
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian		Makarewan	Melekhovian						Buntsandstein	251.902
		Changhsingian		Waiitian								253.2
		Wuchiapingian		Waiitian								254.14
				Puruhauan								254.2
				Puruhauan								Tatarian	Vyatkian	256.8 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Aparima	Flettian							Severodvinian		Ohre/Aller	259.51
		Wordian									Urzhumian		Leine	264.28
					Noginskian									264.9 *
				Barettian										266
		Roadian									Kazanian	Povolzhian		266.9
		Roadian									Kazanian	Sokian		270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian									Kungurian	Irenian/Ufimian		273.01
				Mangapirian								Irenian/Ufimian		276
												Filipovian		276.5 *
					Pavlovoposadian							Filipovian		276.8 *
							Saraninian					280.1 *
		Artinskian					Artinskian				Sarginian	283.5
				Telfordian							Sarginian	285
											Irginian	285.9 *
					Rusavkinian						Irginian	287.6 *
											Burtsevian	287.8 *
											Burtsevian	288.5
		Sakmarian					Sakmarian				Sterlitamakian	290.1
		Sakmarian					Sakmarian				Tastubian	291.7 *
		Asselian					Asselian				Shikhanian	293.52
											Uskalykian	294.8
											Surenian	297.5
												298.9
														303.7