PBDB Timescale

Neogene Mammal Ages of China

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

Z.-X. Qiu and Z.-D. Qiu. 1995. Chronological sequence and subdivision of Chinese Neogene mammalian faunas. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 116(1-2):41-70 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
A. D. Barnosky, M. Holmes, R. Kirchholtes, E. Lindsey, K.C. Maguire, A.W. Poust, M.A. Stegner, J. Sunseri, B. Swartz, J. Swift, N.A. Villavicencio and G. Wogan. 2014. Prelude to the Anthropocene: Two new North American Land Mammal Ages (NALMAs). The Anthropocene Review I(3):225-242 view
M. Harzhauser and W. E. Piller. 2004. Integrated stratigraphy of the Sarmatian (Upper Middle Miocene) in the western Central Paratethys. Stratigraphy 1(1):65-86 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			Neogene Mammal Ages of China	Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		North American Land Mammal Ages	Central Paratethys Stages
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan		Wanganui	Haweran	Saintaugustinean		0
		Meghalayan				Santarosean		0.0004
		Northgrippian						0.0042
		Greenlandian						0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene	Nihewanian					0.0117
		Late Pleistocene				Rancholabrean		0.014
		Chibanian				Rancholabrean		0.129
						Irvingtonian		0.21
					Castlecliffian			0.34
		Calabrian						0.774
						Blancan		1.4
					Nukumaruan			1.63
		Gelasian			Nukumaruan			1.8
		Gelasian			Mangapanian			2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian	Yushean		Mangapanian			2.58
		Piacenzian			Waipipian			3
		Zanclean			Waipipian			3.6
					Opoitian			3.7
						Hemphillian		4.7
			Baodean					4.9
	Miocene	Messinian		Taranaki	Kapitean			5.333
		Messinian			Tongaporutuan			7.2
		Tortonian					Pannonian	7.246
						Clarendonian		9.4
				Southland	Waiauan			11.04
			Tunggurian					11.1
		Serravallian					Sarmatian	11.63
						Barstovian	Sarmatian	12.5
							Badenian	12.8 *
					Lillburnian		Badenian	13.05
		Langhian	Shanwangian		Lillburnian			13.82
					Clifdenian			15.1
				Pareora	Altonian			15.9
		Burdigalian						15.98
						Hemingfordian		16.3
			Xiejiaan			Hemingfordian		16.9
						Arikareean		18.5
					Otaian			18.7
		Aquitanian			Otaian			20.44
		Aquitanian		Landon	Waitakian			21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian			Waitakian			23.03
					Duntroonian			25.2
					Whaingaroan			27.3
		Rupelian						27.82
						Whitneyan		29.5
						Orellan		31.8
	Eocene	Priabonian				Chadronian		33.9
				Arnold	Runangan			34.6
					Kaiatan			36.7
						Duchesnean		37
		Bartonian						37.71
					Bortonian			39.1
						Uintan		39.7
		Lutetian						41.2
				Dannevirke	Porangan			42.6
					Heretaungan			45.7
						Bridgerian		46.2
		Ypresian						47.8
					Mangaorapan			48.9
					Mangaorapan	Wasatchian		50.5
					Waipawan	Wasatchian		52
					Waipawan	Clarkforkian		54.9
	Paleocene	Thanetian			Teurian	Clarkforkian		56
		Thanetian				Tiffanian		56.2
		Selandian				Tiffanian		59.2
		Selandian				Torrejonian		60.9
		Danian				Torrejonian		61.6
		Danian				Puercan		63.8
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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