Age

Bathonian

168.2000 – 165.3000 Ma

In the geologic timescale the Bathonian is an age and stage of the Middle Jurassic. It lasted from approximately 168.2 ±1.2 Ma to around 165.3 ±1.1 Ma. The Bathonian Age succeeds the Bajocian Age and precedes the Callovian Age.

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Fossil genera 107
Anchiornis
Anchiornis
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Anguanax
Anguanax
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Aorun
Aorun
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Archaeodontosaurus
Archaeodontosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
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Archaeoistiodactylus
Pterosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Atlasaurus
Atlasaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Aurornis
Aurornis
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Baiyinosaurus
Baiyinosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Baptanodon
Baptanodon
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Bashanosaurus
Bashanosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
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Borealonectes
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
—
Callovosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Cardiodon
Cardiodon
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Ceoptera
Ceoptera
Pterosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Cetiosauriscus
Cetiosauriscus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
Changchengopterus
Changchengopterus
Pterosaurs
Valid Extinct
0 occ.
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News 1
Could a Cetiosaurus Have Left the Longest Sauropod Trackway?
Recently, we published a post highlighting the on-going research into the remarkable Oxfordshire "dinosaur highway".  A limestone quarry preserves the remains of numerous dinosaur tracks.  The tracks are preserved in strata laid down in the Middle Jurassic.  Palaeontologists estimate that the trackways are around 166 million years old (Bathonian faunal stage).  In a recent radio
14/06/2026 everythingdinosaur
Parent interval
Middle Jurassic Epoch