Opoitian age
5.333 - 3.7 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
There are intervals in 9 timescales which overlap this one. show
This interval is used in the definition of 24 collections
A total of 2616 collections with 26398 occurrences lie within this time span
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | Cenozoic Subepochs | ||||
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0 | ||||||
2.4 | ||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Wanganui | Mangapanian | Late Pliocene | 2.58 |
Waipipian | 3 | |||||
Zanclean | Early Pliocene | 3.6 | ||||
Opoitian | 3.7 | |||||
Miocene | Messinian | Taranaki | Kapitean | Late Miocene | 5.333 | |
Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | |||||
Tortonian | 7.246 | |||||
Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | ||||
Serravallian | Middle Miocene | 11.63 | ||||
Lillburnian | 13.05 | |||||
Langhian | 13.82 | |||||
Clifdenian | 15.1 | |||||
Pareora | Altonian | 15.9 | ||||
Burdigalian | Early Miocene | 15.98 | ||||
Otaian | 18.7 | |||||
Aquitanian | 20.44 | |||||
Landon | Waitakian | 21.7 | ||||
23.03 | ||||||
25.2 | ||||||
34.6 |