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
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		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						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		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					Cambrian 3	509
	Series 2	Stage 3					Cambrian 2	514
	Terreneuvian	Stage 2					Cambrian 2	521
	Terreneuvian	Fortunian					Cambrian 1	529
									538.8