86.1 - 83.6 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 7 timescales which overlap this one. show

• International Chronostratigraphic Timescale: Santonian age, Coniacian age, Late Cretaceous epoch
• Mesozoic Subages: Late Santonian subage, Early Coniacian subage, Middle Santonian subage, Middle Coniacian subage, Late Coniacian subage, Early Santonian subage
• Cretaceous Subepochs: Senonian subepoch
• Calcareous Nannoplankton Zones: CC16 zone, CC15 zone, CC17 zone
• Planktic Foraminiferal Zones: Dicarinella asymetrica zone, Dicarinella concavata zone
• Geomagnetic Polarity Chrons: C34 chron, C33 chron
• Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand: Mata epoch

This interval is used in the definition of 59 collections

A total of 1476 collections with 8295 occurrences lie within this time span