PBDB Timescale

Mammal Paleogene Zones

The interval definitions in this timescale are derived from the following sources:

M. Freudenthal. 2006. Mammal Paleogene zones. personal communication view
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
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Mammal Paleogene Zones		Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Cenozoic Subepochs
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan			Wanganui	Haweran		0
		Northgrippian						0.0042
		Greenlandian						0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene					Late Pleistocene	0.0117
		Chibanian					Middle Pleistocene	0.129
		Chibanian				Castlecliffian	Middle Pleistocene	0.34
		Calabrian				Castlecliffian	Early Pleistocene	0.774
		Calabrian				Nukumaruan		1.63
		Gelasian				Nukumaruan		1.8
		Gelasian				Mangapanian		2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian				Mangapanian	Late Pliocene	2.58
		Piacenzian				Waipipian	Late Pliocene	3
		Zanclean				Waipipian	Early Pliocene	3.6
		Zanclean				Opoitian	Early Pliocene	3.7
	Miocene	Messinian			Taranaki	Kapitean	Late Miocene	5.333
		Messinian				Tongaporutuan		7.2
		Tortonian				Tongaporutuan		7.246
		Tortonian			Southland	Waiauan		11.04
		Serravallian				Waiauan	Middle Miocene	11.63
		Serravallian				Lillburnian		13.05
		Langhian				Lillburnian		13.82
						Clifdenian		15.1
					Pareora	Altonian		15.9
		Burdigalian				Altonian	Early Miocene	15.98
		Burdigalian				Otaian		18.7
		Aquitanian				Otaian		20.44
		Aquitanian			Landon	Waitakian		21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian	MP 30/MP 29/MP 28/MP 27/MP 26	MP 25		Waitakian	Late Oligocene	23.03
						Duntroonian		25.2
						Whaingaroan		27.3
		Rupelian	MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21				Early Oligocene	27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian	MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A				Late Eocene	33.9
					Arnold	Runangan		34.6
						Kaiatan		36.7
		Bartonian	MP 16			Kaiatan	Middle Eocene	37.71
		Bartonian	MP 16			Bortonian		39.1
		Lutetian	MP 15/MP 14/MP 13/MP 12/MP 11			Bortonian		41.2
					Dannevirke	Porangan		42.6
						Heretaungan		45.7
		Ypresian	MP 10/MP 8 + 9/MP 7			Heretaungan	Early Eocene	47.8
						Mangaorapan		48.9
						Waipawan		52
	Paleocene	Thanetian	MP 6	MP 1 - 5		Teurian	Late Paleocene	56
		Selandian					Middle Paleocene	59.2
		Danian					Early Paleocene	61.6
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