Shiva Purana
सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वंतराणि च ॥ वंशानुचरितं चैव पुराणं पञ्चलक्षणम् ॥ ४१ ॥
Purāṇas have five characteristics—creation, subsidiary creation, genealogy, manvantaras and the chronological account of kings, these are described in every Purāṇa.
english translation
sargazca pratisargazca vaMzo manvaMtarANi ca ॥ vaMzAnucaritaM caiva purANaM paJcalakSaNam ॥ 41 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript