Waipawan age

56 - 52 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 32 collections

A total of 1799 collections with 13402 occurrences lie within this time span

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International Chronostratigraphic TimescaleCretaceous-Cenozoic of New ZealandNorth American Mammal Subages/Zones
18.5
21.7
PaleogeneOligoceneChattianLandonWaitakianlate Late Arikareean/early Late Arikareean/late Early Arikareean/early Early ArikareeanHarrisonian23.03
Monroecreekian23.1 *
Geringian24.7 *
Duntroonian25.2
Whaingaroan27.3
Rupelian27.82
29.5
EocenePriabonianLate Chadronian/Middle Chadronian/Early Chadronian33.9
ArnoldRunangan34.6
Kaiatan36.7
37
Bartonian37.71
Bortonian39.1
Late Uintan/Early Uintan39.7
Lutetian41.2
DannevirkePorangan42.6
Heretaungan45.7
Twinbuttean/Blacksforkian/Gardnerbuttian46.2
Ypresian47.8
Mangaorapan48.9
Lostcabinian/Lysitean/Graybullian/Sandcouleean50.5
Waipawan52
Cf3/Cf2/Cf154.9
PaleoceneThanetianTeurian56
Ti6/Ti5/Ti4/Ti3/Ti2/Ti156.2
Selandian59.2
To3/To2/To160.9
Danian61.6
Pu3/Pu2/Pu163.8
66