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 127456 collections
| International Chronostratigraphic Timescale | Cenozoic Subepochs | Cretaceous-Cenozoic of New Zealand | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | Holocene | Meghalayan | Wanganui | Haweran | 0 | ||
| Northgrippian | 0.0042 | ||||||
| Greenlandian | 0.0082 | ||||||
| Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | Late Pleistocene | 0.0117 | ||||
| Chibanian | Middle Pleistocene | 0.129 | |||||
| Castlecliffian | 0.34 | ||||||
| Calabrian | Early Pleistocene | 0.774 | |||||
| Nukumaruan | 1.63 | ||||||
| Gelasian | 1.8 | ||||||
| Mangapanian | 2.4 | ||||||
| Neogene | Pliocene | Piacenzian | Late Pliocene | 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 | 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 | |||||
| Paleogene | Oligocene | Chattian | 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 | Middle Eocene | 37.71 | |||||
| Bortonian | 39.1 | ||||||
| Lutetian | 41.2 | ||||||
| Dannevirke | Porangan | 42.6 | |||||
| Heretaungan | 45.7 | ||||||
| Ypresian | Early Eocene | 47.8 | |||||
| Mangaorapan | 48.9 | ||||||
| Waipawan | 52 | ||||||
| Paleocene | Thanetian | Late Paleocene | Teurian | 56 | |||
| Selandian | Middle Paleocene | 59.2 | |||||
| Danian | Early Paleocene | 61.6 | |||||
| 66 | |||||||