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What is Cretaceous?

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EARLY CRETACEOUS
Berriasian
145 - 140 mya
Valanginian
140 - 133 mya
Hauterivian
133 - 129 mya
Barremian
129 - 125 mya
Aptian
125 - 113 mya
Albian
113 - 100 mya
LATE CRETACEOUS
Cenomanian
100 - 94 mya
Turonian
94 - 90 mya
Coniacian
90 - 86 mya
Santonian
86 - 84 mya
Campanian
84 - 72 mya
Maastrichtian
72 - 66 mya
Click here to view a full A-Z list of all known Late Cretaceous dinosaurs.
References
• d’Halloy J-J d’O (1822) "Observations sur un essai de carte géologique de la France, des Pays-Bas, et des contrées voisines" [Observations on a trial geological map of France, the Low Countries, and neighboring countries]. Annales des Mines. 7: 353–376.
• Ogg JG, Hinnov LA and Huang C (2012) "The Geologic Time Scale. Chapter 27: Cretaceous". Pages 793-853. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59425-9.00027-5
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