7.2 - 5.333 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 13 timescales which overlap this one. show

• International Chronostratigraphic Timescale: Miocene epoch, Messinian age
• Cenozoic Subepochs: Late Miocene subepoch
• European Faunal Units: Turolian subage
• European Faunal Zones: MN 12 zone, MN 13 zone
• Neogene Mammal Ages of China: Baodean age
• North American Land Mammal Ages: Hemphillian age
• North American Mammal Subages/Zones: late Early Hemphillian subage, early Early Hemphillian subage, Late Hemphillian subage
• South American Land Mammal Ages: Huayquerian age
• Calcareous Nannoplankton Zones: NN11 zone, NN12 zone
• Planktic Foraminiferal Zones: N. acostaensis/G. lenguaensis CRZ zone, G. tumida/G. nepenthes CRZ - Atlantic zone, G. extremus PRZ - Atlantic zone
• Neogene North Pacific Diatom Biochronology: Neodenticula kamtschatica zone
• Geomagnetic Polarity Chrons: C3B chron, C3 chron, C3A chron
• Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand: Taranaki epoch

This interval is used in the definition of 124 collections

A total of 1963 collections with 22174 occurrences lie within this time span