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, and A. G. Smith. 2004. A Geologic Time Scale 2004 1-589 view
M. Harzhauser and W. E. Piller. 2004. Integrated stratigraphy of the Sarmatian (Upper Middle Miocene) in the western Central Paratethys. Stratigraphy 1(1):65-86 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.

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale			Central Paratethys Stages	Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand		Cenozoic Subepochs
Quaternary	Holocene	Meghalayan		Wanganui	Haweran		0
		Northgrippian					0.0042
		Greenlandian					0.0082
	Pleistocene	Late Pleistocene				Late Pleistocene	0.0117
		Chibanian				Middle Pleistocene	0.129
		Chibanian			Castlecliffian	Middle Pleistocene	0.34
		Calabrian			Castlecliffian	Early Pleistocene	0.774
		Calabrian			Nukumaruan		1.63
		Gelasian			Nukumaruan		1.8
		Gelasian			Mangapanian		2.4
Neogene	Pliocene	Piacenzian			Mangapanian	Late Pliocene	2.58
		Piacenzian			Waipipian	Late Pliocene	3
		Zanclean			Waipipian	Early Pliocene	3.6
		Zanclean			Opoitian	Early Pliocene	3.7
	Miocene	Messinian		Taranaki	Kapitean	Late Miocene	5.333
		Messinian			Tongaporutuan		7.2
		Tortonian	Pannonian		Tongaporutuan		7.246
		Tortonian	Pannonian	Southland	Waiauan		11.04
		Serravallian	Sarmatian			Middle Miocene	11.63
			Badenian				12.8 *
			Badenian		Lillburnian		13.05
		Langhian			Lillburnian		13.82
					Clifdenian		15.1
				Pareora	Altonian		15.9
		Burdigalian			Altonian	Early Miocene	15.98
		Burdigalian			Otaian		18.7
		Aquitanian			Otaian		20.44
		Aquitanian		Landon	Waitakian		21.7
Paleogene	Oligocene	Chattian			Waitakian	Late Oligocene	23.03
					Duntroonian		25.2
					Whaingaroan		27.3
		Rupelian				Early Oligocene	27.82
	Eocene	Priabonian				Late Eocene	33.9
				Arnold	Runangan		34.6
					Kaiatan		36.7
		Bartonian			Kaiatan	Middle Eocene	37.71
		Bartonian			Bortonian		39.1
		Lutetian			Bortonian		41.2
				Dannevirke	Porangan		42.6
					Heretaungan		45.7
		Ypresian			Heretaungan	Early Eocene	47.8
					Mangaorapan		48.9
					Waipawan		52
	Paleocene	Thanetian			Teurian	Late Paleocene	56
		Selandian				Middle Paleocene	59.2
		Danian				Early Paleocene	61.6
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