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
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
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.

Interval names marked with † are no longer in current use.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale				Obsolete Names for ICS Units	Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan			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		Tertiary †		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				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				Waitakian	23.03
						Duntroonian	25.2
						Whaingaroan	27.3
		Rupelian					27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian					33.9
					Arnold	Runangan	34.6
						Kaiatan	36.7
		Bartonian				Kaiatan	37.71
		Bartonian				Bortonian	39.1
		Lutetian				Bortonian	41.2
					Dannevirke	Porangan	42.6
						Heretaungan	45.7
		Ypresian				Heretaungan	47.8
						Mangaorapan	48.9
						Waipawan	52
	Paleocene	Thanetian				Teurian	56
		Selandian					59.2
		Danian					61.6
Cretaceous	Late Cretaceous	Maastrichtian			Mata	Haumurian	66
		Campanian				Haumurian	72.1
		Santonian				Piripauan	83.6
		Santonian			Raukumara	Teratan	86.1
		Coniacian					86.3
		Turonian					89.8
						Mangaotanean	90.5
						Arowhanan	93.7
		Cenomanian				Arowhanan	93.9
					Clarence	Ngaterian	95.2
						Motuan	99.5
	Early Cretaceous	Albian				Motuan	100.5
						Urutawan	103.3
					Taitai	Korangan	108.4
		Aptian				Korangan	113
		Aptian					117.5
		Barremian					121.4
		Hauterivian					125.77
		Valanginian					132.6
		Berriasian	139.8
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