Ngaterian New Zealand Stage
From 99.6 +/- 0.9 To 95 Ma
Start Defined By: Planktonic foraminifer, lowest occurrence of Rotalipora
globotruncanoides.
Start Based On: Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
-- Overlaps With --
Japanese Stage: Miyakoan (125 - 96.6)
Japanese Stage: Gyliakian (96.6 - 89.3)
-- A Substage of --
Eon: Phanerozoic (542 - -5.5012e-005)
Era: Mesozoic (251 - 65.5)
Period: Cretaceous (145.5 - 65.5)
Epoch: Late Cretaceous (99.6 - 65.5)
ICS Stage: Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5)
European Epoch: Gallic (130 - 89.3)
-- Preceeded By --
Epoch: Early Cretaceous (145.5 - 99.6)
ICS Stage: Albian (112 - 99.6)
New Zealand Stage: Motuan (104 - 99.6)
North American Stage: Comanchean (127 - 99.6)
-- Followed By --
New Zealand Stage: Arowhanan (95 - 93)
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