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                        ICS General      ICS Specific       New Zealand    
        299 +/- 0.8 Ma: Permian     -                    -              
      294.6 +/- 0.8 Ma:             - Sakmarian          -              
                289 Ma:             -                    - Telfordian   
      284.4 +/- 0.7 Ma:             - Artinskian         -              
                278 Ma:             -                    - Mangapirian  
      275.6 +/- 0.7 Ma:             - Kungurian          -              
      270.6 +/- 0.7 Ma:             - Roadian            - Braxtonian   
        268 +/- 0.7 Ma:             - Wordian            -              
      265.8 +/- 0.7 Ma:             - Capitanian         -              
      260.4 +/- 0.7 Ma:             - Wuchiapingian      - Waiitian     
      253.8 +/- 0.7 Ma:             - Changhsingian      - Makabewan    
        251 +/- 0.4 Ma: Triassic    - Induan             -    use ICS   
      249.7 +/- 0.7 Ma:             - Olenekian          -    use ICS   
                248 Ma:             -                    - Malakovian   
        245 +/- 1.5 Ma:             - Anisian            -              
                243 Ma:             -                    - Etalian      
          237 +/- 2 Ma:             - Ladinian           -              
                232 Ma:             -                    - Kaihikuan    
          228 +/- 2 Ma:             - Carnian            -              
                225 Ma:             -                    - Oretian      
                218 Ma:             -                    - Otamitan     
        216.5 +/- 2 Ma:             - Norian             -              
                206 Ma:             -                    - Warepan      
      203.6 +/- 1.5 Ma:             - Rhaetian           -              
                203 Ma:             -                    - Otapirian    
      199.6 +/- 0.6 Ma: Jurassic    - Hettangian         - Aratauran    
        196.5 +/- 1 Ma:             - Sinemurian         -              
      189.6 +/- 1.5 Ma:             - Pliensbachian      -              
                188 Ma:             -                    - Uruoan       
        183 +/- 1.5 Ma:             - Toarcian           -              
        175.6 +/- 2 Ma:             - Aalenian           -              
        171.6 +/- 3 Ma:             - Bajocian           -              
                169 Ma:             -                    - Temaikan     
      167.7 +/- 3.5 Ma:             - Bathonian          -              
        164.7 +/- 4 Ma:             - Callovian          -              
        161.2 +/- 4 Ma:             - Oxfordian          -    use ICS   
                156 Ma:             -                    - Heterian     
        155.7 +/- 4 Ma:             - Kimmeridgian       -              
                152 Ma:             -                    - Ohauan       
        150.8 +/- 4 Ma:             - Tithonian          -              
                150 Ma:             -                    - Puaroan      
        145.5 +/- 4 Ma: Cretaceous  - Berriasian         - Mokoiwian    
        140.2 +/- 3 Ma:             - Valanginian        -              
        136.4 +/- 2 Ma:             - Hauterivian        -              
        130 +/- 1.5 Ma:             - Barremian          -              
          125 +/- 1 Ma:             - Aptian             -              
                119 Ma:             -                    - Korangian    
          112 +/- 1 Ma:             - Albian             -              
                110 Ma:             -                    - Urutawan     
                104 Ma:             -                    - Motuan       
       99.6 +/- 0.9 Ma:             - Cenomanian         - Ngaterian    
                 95 Ma:             -                    - Arowhanan    
       93.5 +/- 0.8 Ma:             - Turonian           -              
                 93 Ma:             -                    - Mangaotanean 
         89.3 +/- 1 Ma:             - Coniacian          -              
                 87 Ma:             -                    - Teratan      
       85.8 +/- 0.7 Ma:             - Santonian          -              
       83.5 +/- 0.7 Ma:             - Campanian          - Piripauan    
       70.6 +/- 0.6 Ma:             - Maastrichtian      - Haumurian    
       65.5 +/- 0.3 Ma: Paleogene   - Danian             - Teurian      
       61.7 +/- 0.2 Ma:             - Selandian          -              
       58.7 +/- 0.2 Ma:             - Thanetian          -              
               56.5 Ma:             -                    - Waipawan     
       55.8 +/- 0.2 Ma:             - Ypresian           -              
                 52 Ma:             -                    - Mangaorapan  
                 50 Ma:             -                    - Heretaungan  
       48.6 +/- 0.2 Ma:             - Lutetian           -              
                 47 Ma:             -                    - Porangan     
                 44 Ma:             -                    - Bortonian    
       40.4 +/- 0.2 Ma:             - Bartonian          -              
                 40 Ma:             -                    - Kiaitan      
       37.2 +/- 0.1 Ma:             - Priabonian         - Runangan     
       33.9 +/- 0.1 Ma:             - Rupelian           - Whaingaroan  
       28.4 +/- 0.1 Ma:             - Chattian           -              
                 28 Ma:             -                    - Duntroonian  
                 27 Ma:             -                    - Waitakian    
     23.03 +/- 0.05 Ma: Neogene     - Aquitanian         - Otaian       
                 21 Ma:             -                    - Hutchinsonian
     20.43 +/- 0.05 Ma:             - Burdigalian        -              
                 20 Ma:             -                    - Awamoan      
               17.5 Ma:             -                    - Altonian     
               16.5 Ma:             -                    - Cliffdenian  
     15.97 +/- 0.05 Ma:             - Langhian           -              
                 15 Ma:             -                    - Lillburnian  
     13.65 +/- 0.05 Ma:             - Serravallian       -              
   11.608 +/- 0.005 Ma:             - Tortonian          -              
               11.5 Ma:             -                    - Waiauan      
                 10 Ma:             -                    - Tongaporutuan
    7.246 +/- 0.005 Ma:             - Messinian          -              
                  6 Ma:             -                    - Kapitean     
    5.332 +/- 0.005 Ma:             - Zanclean           -              
                4.8 Ma:             -                    - Opoitian     
      3.6 +/- 0.005 Ma:             - Piacenzian         - Waipipian    
                2.6 Ma:             -                    - Mangapanian  
    2.588 +/- 0.005 Ma:             - Gelasian           -              
               1.96 Ma:             -                    - Nukumaruan   
    1.806 +/- 0.005 Ma:             - Early Pleistocene  -              
                1.1 Ma:             -                    - Okehuan      
    0.781 +/- 0.005 Ma:             - Middle Pleistocene -              
               0.48 Ma:             -                    - Putikian     
    0.126 +/- 0.005 Ma:             - Late Pleistocene   -              
0.01143 +/- 0.00013 Ma:             - Holocene           - Hawera       
 

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