Late Cretaceous Epoch
(Upper Cretaceous, Gulfian, Austinian, Eagle Fordian)
From 99.6 +/- 0.9 To 65.5 +/- 0.3 Ma
Start Defined By: Planktonic foraminifer, lowest occurrence of Rotalipora
globotruncanoides.
End Defined By: Iridium Anomaly. Associated with a major extinction horizon
(foraminifers, calcareous nannofossils, dinosaurs, etc.)
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)
-- A Substage of --
Eon: Phanerozoic (542 - -5.5012e-005)
Era: Mesozoic (251 - 65.5)
Period: Cretaceous (145.5 - 65.5)
-- Preceeded By --
Epoch: Early Cretaceous (145.5 - 99.6)
ICS Stage: Albian (112 - 99.6)
New Zealand Stage: Motuan (104 - 99.6)
North American Stage: Comanchean (127 - 99.6)
-- Followed By --
Era: Cenozoic (65.5 - -5.5012e-005)
Period: Paleogene (65.5 - 23.03)
Epoch: Paleocene (65.5 - 55.8)
Sub-Epoch: Early Paleocene (65.5 - 61.7)
ICS Stage: Danian (65.5 - 61.7)
Informal Sub-era: Tertiary (65.5 - 1.806)
New Zealand Stage: Teurian (65.5 - 56.5)
North American Stage: Puercan (65.5 - 62.5)
-- Contains the Following Stages --
ICS Stage: Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5)
ICS Stage: Turonian (93.5 - 89.3)
ICS Stage: Coniacian (89.3 - 85.8)
ICS Stage: Santonian (85.8 - 83.5)
ICS Stage: Campanian (83.5 - 70.6)
ICS Stage: Maastrichtian (70.6 - 65.5)
European Epoch: Senonian (89.3 - 65.5)
Japanese Stage: Gyliakian (96.6 - 89.3)
Japanese Stage: Hetonian (77.1 - 65.5)
Japanese Stage: Urakawan (89.3 - 77.1)
New Zealand Stage: Ngaterian (99.6 - 95)
New Zealand Stage: Arowhanan (95 - 93)
New Zealand Stage: Mangaotanean (93 - 87)
New Zealand Stage: Teratan (87 - 83.5)
Regional Stage: Valdonnian (83.5 - 77)
Regional Stage: Fuvelian (77 - 70.6)
Regional Stage: Begudian (70.6 - 68)
Regional Stage: Rognacian (68 - 65.5)
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