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
- F. M. Gradstein, J. G. Ogg, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 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
- M. Kretzoi. 1942. Necroteuthis n. g. (Ceph. Dibr., Necroteuthidae N. F.) aus dem Oligozän von Budapest und das system der Dibranchiata. Földtani Közlöny 72:125-238 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 | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | Ten Million Year Bins | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cretaceous | Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | Mata | Haumurian | Cretaceous 8 | 66 | |||||
| Campanian | Cretaceous 7 | 72.1 | |||||||||
| Santonian | Piripauan | Cretaceous 6 | 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 | |||||||||||