PBDB Interval

International Chronostratigraphic Timescale

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

K. M. Cohen, S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard and J.-X. Fan. 2023. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09. view
F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 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

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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			Ten Million Year Bins		Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan	Cenozoic 6		Wanganui	Haweran	0
		Northgrippian					0.0042
		Greenlandian					0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene					0.0117
		Chibanian					0.129
		Chibanian				Castlecliffian	0.34
		Calabrian				Castlecliffian	0.774
		Calabrian				Nukumaruan	1.63
		Gelasian				Nukumaruan	1.8
		Gelasian				Mangapanian	2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian				Mangapanian	2.58
		Piacenzian				Waipipian	3
		Zanclean				Waipipian	3.6
		Zanclean				Opoitian	3.7
	Miocene	Messinian			Taranaki	Kapitean	5.333
		Messinian				Tongaporutuan	7.2
		Tortonian				Tongaporutuan	7.246
		Tortonian			Southland	Waiauan	11.04
		Serravallian	Cenozoic 5			Waiauan	11.63
		Serravallian				Lillburnian	13.05
		Langhian				Lillburnian	13.82
						Clifdenian	15.1
					Pareora	Altonian	15.9
		Burdigalian				Altonian	15.98
		Burdigalian				Otaian	18.7
		Aquitanian				Otaian	20.44
		Aquitanian			Landon	Waitakian	21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian	Cenozoic 4			Waitakian	23.03
						Duntroonian	25.2
						Whaingaroan	27.3
		Rupelian					27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian	Cenozoic 3				33.9
					Arnold	Runangan	34.6
						Kaiatan	36.7
		Bartonian				Kaiatan	37.71
		Bartonian				Bortonian	39.1
		Lutetian	Cenozoic 2			Bortonian	41.2
					Dannevirke	Porangan	42.6
						Heretaungan	45.7
		Ypresian				Heretaungan	47.8
						Mangaorapan	48.9
						Waipawan	52
	Paleocene	Thanetian	Cenozoic 1			Teurian	56
		Selandian					59.2
		Danian					61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian	Cretaceous 8		Mata	Haumurian	66
		Campanian	Cretaceous 7			Haumurian	72.1
		Santonian	Cretaceous 6			Piripauan	83.6
		Santonian			Raukumara	Teratan	86.1
		Coniacian					86.3
		Turonian					89.8
						Mangaotanean	90.5
						Arowhanan	93.7
		Cenomanian	Cretaceous 5			Arowhanan	93.9
					Clarence	Ngaterian	95.2
						Motuan	99.5
	Early Cretaceous	Albian	Cretaceous 4			Motuan	100.5
						Urutawan	103.3
					Taitai	Korangan	108.4
		Aptian	Cretaceous 3			Korangan	113
		Aptian	Cretaceous 3				117.5
		Barremian	Cretaceous 2				121.4
		Hauterivian	Cretaceous 2				125.77
		Valanginian	Cretaceous 1				132.6
		Berriasian	Cretaceous 1	139.8
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