Age

Aptian

121.4000 – 113.2000 Ma

The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous Epoch or Series and encompasses the time from 121.4 ± 0.6 Ma to 113.2 ± 0.3 Ma, approximately. The Aptian succeeds the Barremian and precedes the Albian, all part of the Lower/Early Cretaceous.

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Aptian
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Fossil genera 248
Carcharodontosaurus
Carcharodontosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
Dromaeosauripus
Dromaeosauripus
Dinosaurs
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct
3 occ.
Incisivosaurus
Incisivosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
Microraptor
Microraptor
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
Pliosaurus
Pliosaurus
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
Spinosaurus
Spinosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
Zephyrosaurus
Zephyrosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
Asianopodus
Asianopodus
Dinosaurs
Ichnogenus Extinct
2 occ.
Coelurus
Coelurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
2 occ.
Dinehichnus
Dinehichnus
Dinosaurs
Ichnogenus Extinct
2 occ.
Eubrontes
Eubrontes
Dinosaurs
Ichnogenus Extinct
2 occ.
Gypsichnites
Gypsichnites
Dinosaurs
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct
2 occ.
—
Irenichnites
Dinosaurs
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct
2 occ.
Jialingpus
Jialingpus
Dinosaurs
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct
2 occ.
Kronosaurus
Kronosaurus
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
2 occ.
Mandschurosaurus
Mandschurosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
2 occ.
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Parent interval
Early Cretaceous Epoch