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
- 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 timescale is used in the definition of 127057 collections
International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Ten Million Year Bins | Cenozoic Subepochs | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | |||||
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0 | ||||||||
2.4 | ||||||||
Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Cenozoic 6 | Late Pliocene | Wanganui | Mangapanian | 2.58 | |
Waipipian | 3 | |||||||
Zanclean | Early Pliocene | 3.6 | ||||||
Opoitian | 3.7 | |||||||
Miocene | Messinian | Late Miocene | Taranaki | Kapitean | 5.333 | |||
Tongaporutuan | 7.2 | |||||||
Tortonian | 7.246 | |||||||
Southland | Waiauan | 11.04 | ||||||
Serravallian | Cenozoic 5 | 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 |