Early Cretaceous Epoch
(Lower Cretaceous, Durango)
From 145.5 +/- 4 To 99.6 +/- 0.9 Ma
Start Defined By: Maybe near lowest occurrence of ammonite Berriasella
jacobi.
End Defined By: Planktonic foraminifer, lowest occurrence of Rotalipora
globotruncanoides.
Start Based On: Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
End Based On: Gradstein, Ogg, Smith, _A Geologic Time Scale 2004_
-- Overlaps With --
European Epoch: Gallic (130 - 89.3)
Japanese Stage: Miyakoan (125 - 96.6)
Regional Stage: Volgian (150.8 - 142)
Regional Stage: Portlandian (146 - 142)
-- A Substage of --
Eon: Phanerozoic (542 - -5.5012e-005)
Era: Mesozoic (251 - 65.5)
Period: Cretaceous (145.5 - 65.5)
-- Preceeded By --
Period: Jurassic (199.6 - 145.5)
Epoch: Late Jurassic (161.2 - 145.5)
ICS Stage: Tithonian (150.8 - 145.5)
Chinese Stage: Penglaizhenian (149 - 145.5)
New Zealand Stage: Puaroan (150 - 145.5)
-- Followed By --
Epoch: Late Cretaceous (99.6 - 65.5)
ICS Stage: Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5)
New Zealand Stage: Ngaterian (99.6 - 95)
-- Contains the Following Stages --
ICS Stage: Berriasian (145.5 - 140.2)
ICS Stage: Valanginian (140.2 - 136.4)
ICS Stage: Hauterivian (136.4 - 130)
ICS Stage: Barremian (130 - 125)
ICS Stage: Aptian (125 - 112)
ICS Stage: Albian (112 - 99.6)
European Epoch: Neocomian (145.5 - 130)
Japanese Stage: Aritan (136.4 - 125)
Japanese Stage: Kochian (145.5 - 136.4)
New Zealand Stage: Mokoiwian (145.5 - 119)
New Zealand Stage: Motuan (104 - 99.6)
New Zealand Stage: Korangian (119 - 110)
New Zealand Stage: Urutawan (110 - 104)
North American Stage: Coahulian (145.5 - 127)
North American Stage: Comanchean (127 - 99.6)
Regional Stage: Ryzanian (142 - 136.5)
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