The Paleobiology Database

Whaingaroan age/stage

General information

Lower boundary: equal to 34.3 Ma (see scale)
Upper boundary: equal to 27.3 Ma (see scale)
Continent: New Zealand
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Key correlations

Period: Paleogene

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Contains

Early/Lower Oligocene, Kekeamuan, MP 21, MP 22, MP 23, MP 24, Orellan, Rupelian, Whitneyan

Shares base with

Landon

Overlaps with

Late/Upper Oligocene (28.4 to 23.03 Ma)

Chattian (28.4 to 23.03 Ma)

Tabenbulakian (28.4 to 23.03 Ma)

MP 30 (28.4 to 23.03 Ma)

MP 29 (28.4 to 23.03 Ma)

MP 28 (28.4 to 23.03 Ma)

MP 27 (28.4 to 23.03 Ma)

MP 26 (28.4 to 23.03 Ma)

Deseadan (29.0 to 21.0 Ma)

Arikareean (30.8 to 20.43 Ma)

late Late Arikareean (30.8 to 20.43 Ma)

early Late Arikareean (30.8 to 20.43 Ma)

late Early Arikareean (30.8 to 20.43 Ma)

early Early Arikareean (30.8 to 20.43 Ma)

Geringian (30.8 to 26.3 Ma)

Oligocene (33.9 to 23.03 Ma)

Hsandagolian (33.9 to 23.03 Ma)

MP 25 (33.9 to 23.03 Ma)

Tinguirirican (36.0 to 29.0 Ma)

Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

Priabonian (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

Chadronian (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

Late/Upper Chadronian (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

Middle Chadronian (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

Early/Lower Chadronian (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

Houldjinian (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

Ergilian (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

Ulangochuian (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

MP 20 (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

MP 19 (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

MP 18 (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

MP 17B (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

MP 17A (37.2 to 33.9 Ma)

Eocene (55.8 to 33.9 Ma)

Appears in scale

New Zealand Cretaceous-Cenozoic Stages (2004)