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
M. O. Woodburne. 1987. A prospectus of the North American Mammal Ages. In: Woodburne, M. O. (ed.), Cenozoic Mammals of North America. University of California Press, Berkelery, CA 285-290 view
J. Alroy. 2000. New methods for quantifying macroevolutionary patterns and processes. Paleobiology 26(4):707-733 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
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
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
F. F. Steininger, W. A. Berggren, D. V. Kent, R. L. Bernor, S. Sen and J. Agusti. 1996. Circum-Mediterranean Neogene (Miocene and Pliocene) marine-continental chronologic correlations of European mammal units. The Evolution of Western Eurasian Neogene Mammal Faunas (eds. R. L. Bernor, V. Fahlbusch, and H.-W. Mittmann) 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	North American Mammal Subages/Zones			North American Land Mammal Ages	Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Central Paratethys Stages	European Faunal Zones
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan					Saintaugustinean	Wanganui	Haweran			0
		Meghalayan					Santarosean					0.0004
		Northgrippian										0.0042
		Greenlandian										0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene	Nihewanian	Sheridanian								0.0117
		Late Pleistocene					Rancholabrean					0.014
		Chibanian					Rancholabrean					0.129
				Cudahyan/Sappan			Irvingtonian					0.21
									Castlecliffian			0.34
		Calabrian										0.774
				Senecan/Rexroadian			Blancan					1.4
									Nukumaruan			1.63
		Gelasian							Nukumaruan		MN 17	1.8
		Gelasian							Mangapanian		MN 17	2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian	Yushean						Mangapanian		MN 16	2.58
									Waipipian		MN 16	3
											MN 15	3.2
		Zanclean										3.6
									Opoitian			3.7
											MN 14	4.2
				Late Hemphillian/late Early Hemphillian/early Early Hemphillian			Hemphillian				MN 14	4.7
			Baodean								MN 13	4.9
	Miocene	Messinian						Taranaki	Kapitean			5.333
		Messinian							Tongaporutuan			7.2
		Tortonian								Pannonian	MN 12	7.246
											MN 11	7.75
											MN 10	8.7
				Late Clarendonian/Early Clarendonian			Clarendonian				MN 10	9.4
											MN 9	9.7
								Southland	Waiauan		MN 9	11.04
			Tunggurian								MN 7 + 8	11.1
		Serravallian								Sarmatian		11.63
				late Late Barstovian/early Late Barstovian/Early Barstovian			Barstovian			Sarmatian		12.5
										Badenian	MN 6	12.8 *
									Lillburnian	Badenian	MN 6	13.05
		Langhian	Shanwangian						Lillburnian		MN 5	13.82
									Clifdenian			15.1
								Pareora	Altonian			15.9
		Burdigalian									MN 4	15.98
				Late Hemingfordian/Early Hemingfordian			Hemingfordian				MN 4	16.3
			Xiejiaan	Late Hemingfordian/Early Hemingfordian			Hemingfordian				MN 3	16.9
				late Late Arikareean/early Late Arikareean/late Early Arikareean/early Early Arikareean	Harrisonian		Arikareean					18.5
									Otaian			18.7
											MN 2	20
		Aquitanian										20.44
								Landon	Waitakian			21.7
											MN 1	22.4
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian										23.03
					Monroecreekian							23.1 *
					Geringian							24.7 *
									Duntroonian			25.2
									Whaingaroan			27.3
		Rupelian										27.82
							Whitneyan					29.5
							Orellan					31.8
	Eocene	Priabonian		Late Chadronian/Middle Chadronian/Early Chadronian			Chadronian					33.9
								Arnold	Runangan			34.6
									Kaiatan			36.7
							Duchesnean					37
		Bartonian										37.71
									Bortonian			39.1
				Late Uintan/Early Uintan			Uintan					39.7
		Lutetian										41.2
								Dannevirke	Porangan			42.6
						Heretaungan			45.7
				Twinbuttean/Blacksforkian/Gardnerbuttian			Bridgerian		46.2
		Ypresian							47.8
						Mangaorapan			48.9
				Lostcabinian/Lysitean/Graybullian/Sandcouleean		Mangaorapan	Wasatchian		50.5
				Lostcabinian/Lysitean/Graybullian/Sandcouleean		Waipawan	Wasatchian		52
						Waipawan	Cf3/Cf2/Cf1		Clarkforkian			54.9
	Paleocene	Thanetian				Teurian	Cf3/Cf2/Cf1		Clarkforkian			56
		Thanetian					Ti6/Ti5/Ti4/Ti3/Ti2/Ti1		Tiffanian			56.2
		Selandian					Ti6/Ti5/Ti4/Ti3/Ti2/Ti1		Tiffanian			59.2
		Selandian					To3/To2/To1		Torrejonian			60.9
		Danian					To3/To2/To1		Torrejonian			61.6
		Danian					Pu3/Pu2/Pu1		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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