PBDB Interval

Motuan age

103.3 - 99.5 Ma

The definition of this interval in the timescale Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand is taken from the following source:

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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This interval is used in the definition of 41 collections

A total of 23 collections with 71 occurrences lie within this time span

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Mesozoic Subages
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		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	Late Maastrichtian/Early Maastrichtian	66
		Campanian		Haumurian	Late Campanian/Middle Campanian/Early Campanian	72.1
		Santonian		Piripauan	Late Santonian/Middle Santonian/Early Santonian	83.6
		Santonian	Raukumara	Teratan	Late Santonian/Middle Santonian/Early Santonian	86.1
		Coniacian			Late Coniacian/Middle Coniacian/Early Coniacian	86.3
		Turonian			Late Turonian/Middle Turonian/Early Turonian	89.8
				Mangaotanean		90.5
				Arowhanan		93.7
		Cenomanian		Arowhanan	Late Cenomanian/Middle Cenomanian/Early Cenomanian	93.9
			Clarence	Ngaterian		95.2
				Motuan		99.5
	Early Cretaceous	Albian		Motuan	Late Albian	100.5
				Urutawan	Late Albian	103.3
				Urutawan	Middle Albian	106.2 *
			Taitai	Korangan	Middle Albian	108.4
					Early Albian	109.9 *
		Aptian			Late Aptian	113
					Late Aptian	117.5
					Early Aptian	119.5 *
		Barremian			Late Barremian/Early Barremian	121.4
		Hauterivian			Late Hauterivian/Early Hauterivian	125.77
		Valanginian			Late Valanginian/Early Valanginian	132.6
		Berriasian			Late Berriasian	139.8
					Middle Berriasian	140.6 *
					Early Berriasian	142.7 *
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