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
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

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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		Obsolete Names for ICS Units			Permian of the Russian Platform		Permian of the Salt Range	Ammonite Chrons of Northwest Europe		Permian of North America
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian			Tertiary †										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													66
		Campanian													72.1
		Santonian													83.6
		Coniacian													86.3
		Turonian													89.8
		Cenomanian													93.9
	Early Cretaceous	Albian													100.5
		Aptian													113
		Barremian													121.4
		Hauterivian													125.77
		Valanginian													132.6
		Berriasian													139.8
Jurassic	Late Jurassic	Tithonian	Oteke	Puaroan											145
		Kimmeridgian	Oteke	Puaroan											149.2
			Kawhia	Ohauan											150
				Heterian											154.5
		Oxfordian													154.8
	Middle Jurassic	Callovian													161.5
		Callovian		Temaikan											164.3
		Bathonian													165.3
		Bajocian									Parkinsoni/Garantiana/Subfurcatum/Sauzei/Laeviuscula/Discites				168.2
		Bajocian										Humphresianum			168.4
		Aalenian									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									Spinatum/Margaritatus/Davoei/Ibex/Jamesoni				184.2
		Pliensbachian		Aratauran							Spinatum/Margaritatus/Davoei/Ibex/Jamesoni				188.9
		Sinemurian									Raricostatum/Oxynotum/Obtusum/Turneri/Semicostatum/Bucklandi				192.9
		Hettangian									Angulata/Liasicus/Planorbis				199.5
Triassic	Late Triassic	Rhaetian	Balfour	Otapirian											201.4
		Norian		Warepan											208.5
				Otamitan											217
				Oretian											221
		Carnian		Oretian											227
		Carnian	Gore	Kaihikuan											227.5
	Middle Triassic	Ladinian		Kaihikuan											237
		Ladinian		Etalian											238
		Anisian		Etalian											242
		Anisian		Malakovian											246
	Early Triassic	Olenekian		Malakovian											247.2
		Olenekian		Nelsonian											249
		Induan		Nelsonian											251.2
		Induan	DUrville	Makarewan						Kathwai					251.5 *
Permian	Lopingian	Changhsingian								Kathwai					251.902
															252.4 *
						Chhidru	252.9 *
				Waiitian			253.2
		Wuchiapingian		Waiitian			Longtanian †	254.14
				Puruhauan				254.2
						Kalabagh		255 *
						Wargal		256 *
								Tatarian	Vyatkian	256.8 *
	Guadalupian	Capitanian	Aparima	Flettian					Severodvinian	Capitanian			259.51
		Wordian							Urzhumian	Wordian			264.28
													265.3 *
				Barettian									266
						Amb							266.1 *
		Roadian				Amb		Kazanian	Povolzhian	Roadian			266.9
		Roadian				Sokian		Kazanian		Roadian			270.7 *
	Cisuralian	Kungurian				Kungurian		Irenian/Ufimian		Leonardian			Cathedralian	273.01
				Mangapirian				Irenian/Ufimian						276
								Filipovian						276.5 *
					Saraninian			280.1 *
					Saraninian			Hessian					281.9 *
		Artinskian			Artinskian	Sarginian							283.5
				Telfordian		Sarginian							285
						Irginian							285.9 *
						Irginian		Wolfcampian		Lenoxian			286.1 *
						Burtsevian							287.8 *
						Burtsevian							288.5
		Sakmarian			Sakmarian	Sterlitamakian							290.1
		Sakmarian			Sakmarian	Tastubian							291.7 *
		Asselian			Asselian	Shikhanian				Nealian			293.52
						Uskalykian							294.8
						Surenian							297.5
Carboniferous	Pennsylvanian	Gzhelian											298.9
		Kasimovian											303.7
		Moscovian											307
		Bashkirian											315.2
	Mississippian	Serpukhovian											323.2
		Visean											330.9
		Tournaisian											346.7
Devonian	Late Devonian	Famennian											358.9
	Late Devonian	Frasnian											372.2
	Middle Devonian	Givetian											382.7
	Middle Devonian	Eifelian											387.7
	Early Devonian	Emsian											393.3
		Pragian										407.6
		Lochkovian										410.8
Silurian	Pridoli											419.2
	Ludlow	Ludfordian										423
	Ludlow	Gorstian										425.6
	Wenlock	Homerian										427.4
	Wenlock	Sheinwoodian									430.5
	Llandovery	Telychian									433.4
		Aeronian									438.5
		Rhuddanian									440.8
Ordovician	Late Ordovician	Hirnantian									443.8
		Katian									445.2
		Sandbian									453
	Middle Ordovician	Darriwilian									458.4
	Middle Ordovician	Dapingian									467.3
	Early Ordovician	Floian									470
	Early Ordovician	Tremadocian									477.7
Cambrian	Furongian	Stage 10									485.4
		Jiangshanian									489.5
		Paibian									494
	Miaolingian	Guzhangian									Series 3 †	497
		Drumian										500.5
		Wuliuan					Stage 5 †					504.5
															509