ammonites

Mata epoch

General information
Lower boundary: equal to 86.5 Ma (see scale)
Upper boundary: equal to 65.5 Ma (based on Danian)
Continent: New Zealand
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See map of collections within this interval
Key correlations
Period: Cretaceous
Epoch: Late/Upper Cretaceous
Contained within
  • Phanerozoic
    • Previous interval
  • Raukumara
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  • Cenozoic
  • Tertiary
  • Paleogene
  • Paleocene
  • Early/Lower Paleocene
  • Danian
  • Dragonian
  • Puercan
  • Pu3
  • Pu2
  • Pu1
  • Tiupampan
  • Dannevirke
  • Teurian
  • MP 1 - 5
    • Contains
  • Aquilan, Campanian, Early/Lower Campanian, Early/Lower Santonian, Judithian, Late/Upper Campanian, Late/Upper Santonian, Middle Campanian, Middle Santonian, Piripauan, Santonian
    • Shares top with
  • Cretaceous, Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Edmontonian, Haumurian, Lancian, Late/Upper Cretaceous, Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Maastrichtian, Mesozoic, Senonian
    • Overlaps with
  • Coniacian (89.3 to 85.8 Ma)
  • Late/Upper Coniacian (89.3 to 85.8 Ma)
  • Middle Coniacian (89.3 to 85.8 Ma)
  • Early/Lower Coniacian (89.3 to 85.8 Ma)
  • Teratan (89.3 to 85.8 Ma)
    • Appears in scale
  • New Zealand Series (2004)

    • Interval name: