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. Meng and M. C. McKenna. 1998. Faunal turnovers of Paleogene mammals from the Mongolian Plateau. Nature 394:364-367 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

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Mammal Paleogene Zones		Paleogene Mammal Ages of Asia		Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan					Wanganui	Haweran	0
		Northgrippian							0.0042
		Greenlandian							0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene							0.0117
		Chibanian							0.129
		Chibanian						Castlecliffian	0.34
		Calabrian						Castlecliffian	0.774
		Calabrian						Nukumaruan	1.63
		Gelasian						Nukumaruan	1.8
		Gelasian						Mangapanian	2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian						Mangapanian	2.58
		Piacenzian						Waipipian	3
		Zanclean						Waipipian	3.6
		Zanclean						Opoitian	3.7
	Miocene	Messinian					Taranaki	Kapitean	5.333
		Messinian						Tongaporutuan	7.2
		Tortonian						Tongaporutuan	7.246
		Tortonian					Southland	Waiauan	11.04
		Serravallian						Waiauan	11.63
		Serravallian						Lillburnian	13.05
		Langhian						Lillburnian	13.82
								Clifdenian	15.1
							Pareora	Altonian	15.9
		Burdigalian						Altonian	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	Tabenbulakian	Hsandagolian		Waitakian	23.03
								Duntroonian	25.2
								Whaingaroan	27.3
		Rupelian	MP 24/MP 23/MP 22/MP 21		Kekeamuan				27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian	MP 20/MP 19/MP 18/MP 17B/MP 17A		Houldjinian/Ergilian/Ulangochuian				33.9
							Arnold	Runangan	34.6
								Kaiatan	36.7
		Bartonian	MP 16		Sharamurunian/Irdinmanhan/Arshantan			Kaiatan	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			Bumbanian		Heretaungan	47.8
								Mangaorapan	48.9
								Waipawan	52
	Paleocene	Thanetian	MP 6	MP 1 - 5	Gashatan			Teurian	56
		Selandian							59.2
		Danian							61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian					Mata	Haumurian	66
		Campanian						Haumurian	72.1
		Santonian						Piripauan	83.6
		Santonian					Raukumara	Teratan	86.1
		Coniacian							86.3
		Turonian							89.8
								Mangaotanean	90.5
								Arowhanan	93.7
		Cenomanian						Arowhanan	93.9
							Clarence	Ngaterian	95.2
								Motuan	99.5
	Early Cretaceous	Albian						Motuan	100.5
								Urutawan	103.3
							Taitai	Korangan	108.4
		Aptian						Korangan	113
		Aptian							117.5
		Barremian							121.4
		Hauterivian							125.77
		Valanginian							132.6
		Berriasian							139.8
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