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    • Section of the geological timescale, 206 million years ago-now
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato. Adapted from USGS (Simplified from Geological Society of America) Published 11 October 2012 Size: 83 KB Referencing Hub media

    A section of the geological timescale from 206 million years ago to the present showing the era, period, epoch and age in millions of years (mya).

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      New Zealand limestone origins

      Most of New Zealand’s limestone deposits were formed in the Oligocene epoch some 23–34 million years ago. The properties of these limestones led New Zealand geologists to propose that their ...

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