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
Yangchuanosaurus
Yangchuanosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
1 occ.
Afromimus
Afromimus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
—
Agustinia
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Alxasaurus
Alxasaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Amazonsaurus
Amazonsaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Angaturama
Angaturama
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Animantarx
Animantarx
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Aratasaurus
Aratasaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Archaeoceratops
Archaeoceratops
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Arkansaurus
Arkansaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
—
Arthurdactylus
Pterosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Astrophocaudia
Astrophocaudia
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Athabascasaurus
Athabascasaurus
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Auroraceratops
Auroraceratops
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Aymberedactylus
Aymberedactylus
Pterosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Bahariasaurus
Bahariasaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
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Parent interval
Early Cretaceous Epoch