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
- F. F. Steininger, W. A. Berggren, D. V. Kent, R. L. Bernor, S. Sen and J. Agusti. 1996. Circum-Mediterranean Neogene (Miocene and Pliocene) marine-continental chronologic correlations of European mammal units. The Evolution of Western Eurasian Neogene Mammal Faunas (eds. R. L. Bernor, V. Fahlbusch, and H.-W. Mittmann) 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.
This timescale is used in the definition of 126679 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | European Faunal Zones | 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 | ||||||||
| Castlecliffian | 0.34 | ||||||||
| Calabrian | 0.774 | ||||||||
| Nukumaruan | 1.63 | ||||||||
| Gelasian | MN 17 | 1.8 | |||||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | ||||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | MN 16 | 2.58 | |||||
| Waipipian | 3 | ||||||||
| MN 15 | 3.2 | ||||||||
| Zanclean | 3.6 | ||||||||
| Opoitian | 3.7 | ||||||||
| MN 14 | 4.2 | ||||||||
| MN 13 | 4.9 | ||||||||
| Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | 5.333 | |||||
| Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | ||||||||
| Tortonian | MN 12 | 7.246 | |||||||
| MN 11 | 7.75 | ||||||||
| MN 10 | 8.7 | ||||||||
| MN 9 | 9.7 | ||||||||
| Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | |||||||
| MN 7 + 8 | 11.1 | ||||||||
| Serravallian | 11.63 | ||||||||
| MN 6 | 12.8 * | ||||||||
| Lillburnian | 13.05 | ||||||||
| Langhian | MN 5 | 13.82 | |||||||
| Clifdenian | 15.1 | ||||||||
| Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | |||||||
| Burdigalian | MN 4 | 15.98 | |||||||
| MN 3 | 16.9 | ||||||||
| Otaian | 18.7 | ||||||||
| MN 2 | 20 | ||||||||
| Aquitanian | 20.44 | ||||||||
| Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | |||||||
| MN 1 | 22.4 | ||||||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 23.03 | ||||||
| Duntroonian | 25.2 | ||||||||
| Whaingaroan | 27.3 | ||||||||
| Rupelian | 27.82 | ||||||||
| Eocene | Priabonian | 33.9 | |||||||
| Arnold | Runangan | 34.6 | |||||||
| Kaiatan | 36.7 | ||||||||
| Bartonian | 37.71 | ||||||||
| Bortonian | 39.1 | ||||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||||||
| Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | |||||||
| Heretaungan | 45.7 | ||||||||
| Ypresian | 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 | 72.1 | ||||||||
| Santonian | Piripauan | 83.6 | |||||||
| Raukumara | Teratan | 86.1 | |||||||
| Coniacian | 86.3 | ||||||||
| Turonian | 89.8 | ||||||||
| Mangaotanean | 90.5 | ||||||||
| Arowhanan | 93.7 | ||||||||
| Cenomanian | 93.9 | ||||||||
| Clarence | Ngaterian | 95.2 | |||||||
| Motuan | 99.5 | ||||||||
| Early Cretaceous | Albian | 100.5 | |||||||
| Urutawan | 103.3 | ||||||||
| Taitai | Korangan | 108.4 | |||||||
| Aptian | 113 | ||||||||
| 117.5 | |||||||||
| Barremian | 121.4 | ||||||||
| Hauterivian | 125.77 | ||||||||
| Valanginian | 132.6 | ||||||||
| Berriasian | 139.8 | ||||||||
| 145 | |||||||||