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
- 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
- J. Palfy, P. L. Smith, and J. K. Mortensen. 2000. A U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar time scale for the Jurassic. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 37(6):923-944 view
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, M. D. Schmitz and G. M. Ogg. 2020. Geologic Time Scale 2020 view
- W. B. Harland, R. L. Armstrong, A. V. Cox, L. E. Craig, A. G. Smith and D. G. Smith. 1990. A Geologic Time Scale 1989. view
- B. D. Webby. 1998. Steps toward a global standard for Ordovician stratigraphy. Newsletters in Stratigraphy 36:1-33 view
There are 59 timescales which overlap this one. show
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.
Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126162 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ten Million Year Bins | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | ||||||||||
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Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | Cretaceous 8 | Mata | Haumurian | 66 | ||||||
Campanian | Cretaceous 7 | 72.1 | ||||||||||
Santonian | Cretaceous 6 | Piripauan | 83.6 | |||||||||
Raukumara | Teratan | 86.1 | ||||||||||
Coniacian | 86.3 | |||||||||||
Turonian | 89.8 | |||||||||||
Mangaotanean | 90.5 | |||||||||||
Arowhanan | 93.7 | |||||||||||
Cenomanian | Cretaceous 5 | 93.9 | ||||||||||
Clarence | Ngaterian | 95.2 | ||||||||||
Motuan | 99.5 | |||||||||||
Early Cretaceous | Albian | Cretaceous 4 | 100.5 | |||||||||
Urutawan | 103.3 | |||||||||||
Taitai | Korangan | 108.4 | ||||||||||
Aptian | Cretaceous 3 | 113 | ||||||||||
117.5 | ||||||||||||
Barremian | Cretaceous 2 | 121.4 | ||||||||||
Hauterivian | 125.77 | |||||||||||
Valanginian | Cretaceous 1 | 132.6 | ||||||||||
Berriasian | 139.8 | |||||||||||
145 |