Opoitian age
5.333 - 3.7 Ma
The definition of this interval in the timescale Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand is taken from the following source:
- 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
There are intervals in 9 timescales which overlap this one. show
This interval is used in the definition of 24 collections
A total of 2616 collections with 26398 occurrences lie within this time span
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | ||||
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0 | |||||
2.4 | |||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Wanganui | Mangapanian | 2.58 |
Waipipian | 3 | ||||
Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||
Opoitian | 3.7 | ||||
Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | 5.333 | |
Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | ||||
Tortonian | 7.246 | ||||
Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | |||
Serravallian | 11.63 | ||||
Lillburnian | 13.05 | ||||
Langhian | 13.82 | ||||
Clifdenian | 15.1 | ||||
Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | |||
Burdigalian | 15.98 | ||||
Otaian | 18.7 | ||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||
Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | |||
23.03 | |||||
25.2 | |||||
34.6 |