Age

Period Epoch Stage Shelf Edge Continental Slope

(Ma)
Holocene Lt. Pleist. unnamed
QUATERNARY

Pleistocene M. Pleist. unit

Hapuku Subgroup
E. Pleist.
Gelasian
Pliocene
Piacenzian
5

Hapuku Subgroup
Zanclean
Whiting
Messinian Formation
Whiting
Formation

Tortonian

Albacore Subgroup
10
NEOGENE

Albacore Subgroup
Cod Cod

Mid-Mio Channel
Serravallian Formation Formation

Miocene
Langhian Conger Conger
15
Formation Formation

Burdigalian
Swordfish
20 Swordfish Formation
Formation
Aquitanian

Angler Subgroup

Angler Subgroup
25 Chattian

Oligocene

30 Early Early
Rupelian Oligocene Oligocene
wedge wedge

35

Cobia Subgroup
Selene 1 (Phillips)
Priabonian
Blackback 1
Turrum

Cobia Subgroup
Formation

Turrum
Bartonian Formation
40
PALEOGENE

Opah
Opah 1
Lutetian Formation
45 Eocene

Kipper 1
Marlin C
hannel

50

Marlin Channel
Tuna 1
Flounder
Tuna

Kingfish
Ypresian Formation
Formation
Chan under Ch

Blackback 2
Flo

lower Flounder
nel

Tailor 1 Formation
55
Cobia 1, Fortescue 1, Halibut 1
anne

Kingfish 1, Mackerel 1, Yellowtail 1

Blackback 2
Thanetian
l

Halibut Subgroup

Batfish 1

Tuna-Flo
Mackeral
60 Hapuku 1

under Ch
Selandian Formation
Kingfish

Halibut Subgroup
Paleocene Formation
Grunter

annel
Formation)
Danian

Hapa el
Chan
Kate Shale
65 Kate Shale

ku
n
Kate Shale/
Flounder 1, Kipper 1 Volador Formation
Kate Shale/ Gudgeon 1, Terakihi 1 (Roundhead Member)
Volador
Taraglin 1 Volador Formation
Formation
Maastrichtian (Roundhead Volador Formation
Stonefish 1 Member) Culverin 1 (Manta Member)
70
Hapuku 1

Basker 1, Manta 1, Volodor 1 ST1

Volador Volador
Trumpeter 1 Formation Formation
Bignose 1
75 Angelfish 1, Grunter 1
Anemone 1
Hermes Chimaera
Formation Manta 1
Stonefish 1
Golden Beach Subgroup

Basker 1 Anemone
Golden Beach Subgroup

Campanian
Campanian Formation/
Scallop 1
volcanics Gummy 1 Campanion
80 Volcanics
CRETACEOUS

Manta 1
East Pilchard 1, Kipper 1, Scallop 1

Chimaera Archer 1 (Petrofina)

Tuna 1 Anemone
Late Formation Basker South 1 Formation

Santonian Kipper 1
85 Anemone 1A
Chimaera Formation

Coniacian
Emperor Subgroup

90 Kipper Shale

Turonian

95

Cenomanian

100
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