Cretaceous period

143.1 - 66 Ma

The definition of this interval in the timescale International Chronostratigraphic Timescale is taken from the following source:

  • K. M. Cohen, S.C. Finney, P.L. Gibbard and J.-X. Fan. 2024. The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2024/12. International Commission on Stratigraphy view

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This interval is used in the definition of 221 collections

A total of 40409 collections with 246916 occurrences lie within this time span

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International Chronostratigraphic Timescale
CretaceousLate CretaceousMaastrichtian66
Campanian72.2
Santonian83.6
Coniacian85.7
Turonian89.8
Cenomanian93.9
Early CretaceousAlbian100.5
Aptian113.2
Barremian121.4
Hauterivian125.77
Valanginian132.6
Berriasian137.05
143.1