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Second age of the early Cretaceous
In the geologic timescale, the Valanginian is an age or stage of the Early or Lower Cretaceous. It spans between 137.05 ± 0.2 Ma and 132.6 ± 0.2 Ma (million
Valanginian
First age of the early Cretaceous
Berriasian succeeds the Tithonian (part of the Jurassic) and precedes the Valanginian. The Berriasian Stage was introduced in scientific literature by Henri
Berriasian
Genus of dinosaurs (fossil)
predatory theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period (Berriasian - Valanginian, 140 to 133 million years ago) of what is now the Wadhurst Clay Formation
Altispinax
Extinct genus of sharks
known only from the species A. lengadocensis. It was described from the Valanginian stage of France. The specific epithet refers to Lengadòc, the region
Archaeogaleus
Third age of the early Cretaceous
Ma and 125.77 (million years ago). The Hauterivian is preceded by the Valanginian and succeeded by the Barremian. The Hauterivian was introduced in scientific
Hauterivian
Third and last period of the Mesozoic Era
increase again, with a number of thermal excursions, such as the middle Valanginian Weissert Thermal Excursion, which was caused by the Paraná-Etendeka Large
Cretaceous
Genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous
proposed a reassignment of the estimated age, compromising Berriasian to Valanginian stages; however, this interpretation was not followed by most authors
Utahraptor
Baronnites is an ammonoid cephalopod from the upper Valanginian stage of the Lower Cretaceous. Baronnites is represented by a single species, Baronnites
Baronnites
Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes
locality called Mas d’Antrigoule where isolated teeth were found in Valanginian-aged marine strata, A. circumplicata. The specific name is derived from
Antrigoulia
Oil field off the coast of Newfoundland
Hebron Oil Field, located off the coast of Newfoundland, is the fourth field to come on to production in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin. Discovered in 1981 and
Hebron-Ben_Nevis_oil_field
Geological time period
considered to encompass the interval now covered by the Berriasian, Valanginian and Hauterivian, from approximately 145 to 130 Ma. It was introduced
Neocomian
Family of clawed marine crustaceans
Nephropidae The fossil record of clawed lobsters extends back at least to the Valanginian age of the Cretaceous (140 million years ago). This list contains all
Lobster
Geologic formation in India
The Bhuj Formation is a Cretaceous (Valanginian to Santonian) geologic formation in India. Fossil sauropod tracks and tracks from the ichnogenera Skolithos
Bhuj_Formation
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
of Utah. It is based on an incomplete skeleton which was found in the Valanginian-age Yellow Cat Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation. Cedrorestes is
Cedrorestes
Genus of coelurosaurian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period
of China, dated to the Early Cretaceous period, sometime between the Valanginian and Albian stages. The remains of Xinjiangovenator were found in the
Xinjiangovenator
the family is Archaeogaleus lengadocensis from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) of France. Only a handful of records of the group are known from prior
Requiem_shark
Chaoyangopterus zhangi: Aptian Coloborhynchus clavirostris: Late Berriasian – Valanginian Coloborhynchus moroccensis: Early Cenomanian cf. Coloborhynchus sp: Late
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(ventro-lateral) of the inner whorls. Aegocrioceras is similar to the earlier Upper Valanginian Juddiceras of Germany and to the later Shasticrioceras from the Barremian
Aegocrioceras
Subdivision of Cretaceous Period
Mesozoic C Z J Cretaceous P g Late J Early Late Paleocene Berriasian Valanginian Hauterivian Barremian Aptian Albian Cenomanian Turonian Coniacian Santonian
Late_Cretaceous
Ankylosaurian dinosaur genus from Early Cretaceous Period
ankylosaurian dinosaur that lived about 136 million years ago, in the late Valanginian stage of the early Cretaceous period of England. It was found in the
Hylaeosaurus
Geological formation in England
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. It was deposited in the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous. The lithology largely consists of unconsolidated
Whitchurch_Sand_Formation
Genus of iguanodontian dinosaurs
genus of iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) Mulichinco Formation of Neuquén Province, Argentina. The genus contains
Emiliasaura
Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes
known from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) to the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian). Asteracanthus was among the largest known hybodontiforms, reaching
Asteracanthus
Genus of sauropod dinosaurs
of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) Murtoi Formation of Russia. The genus was described in 2017 by Averianov
Tengrisaurus
Extinct genus of ferns
Martínez and Olivo, 2015 Mulichinco Formation, Argentina, Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) Tempskya zellerii Ash et Read, Ash and Read, 1976 Mojado Formation,
Tempskya
Species of single-celled organism
stratigraphy. The first appearance of C. darderi marks the beginning of the Valanginian. It also defines the base of the "Calpionellid Zone E". The species was
Calpionellites_darderi
Extinct genus of sharks
Cenomanian. Subsequently the species G. dentatus was described from the Valanginian of France. Teeth described by Adolfssen and Ward (2015), collected from
Gladioserratus
Extinct genus of bivalves
this genus are found around the world in fossil shell beds from the Valanginian (140.2 Ma) to the Early Pleistocene (0.781 Ma). They are a commonly found
Pycnodonte
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
possible carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian-Barremian) Sengoku Formation of Kyushu, Japan. The genus is a tooth taxon
Wakinosaurus
Extinct order of cartilaginous fishes
(Guinot, Cappetta, & Adnet, 2014). Southern France, Early Cretaceous (Valanginian). †Palidiplospinax (Klug & Kriwet, 2008). Europe, Early Jurassic †Palaeospinax
Synechodontiformes
stegosaurian affinities is described from the Lower Cretaceous (Berriasian–Valanginian) Bajada Colorada Formation (Argentina) by Riguetti et al. (2026). Agnolín
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Municipality and town in Santander Department, Colombia
from 9 to 12 January 2026. Fossils of Early Cretaceous animals from the Valanginian-Hauterivian Rosablanca Formation were collected near Zapatoca. Fossil
Zapatoca
Genus of molluscs (fossil)
Pseudohaploceras is a genus of desmosceratid ammonites from the Early Cretaceous; Valanginian to Albian epochs. The genus is distinguished by its moderately involute
Pseudohaploceras
Extinct family of turtles
zapatocaensis Cadena, 2005 Rosablanca Formation, Colombia, Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) Cadena, Edwin; Joyce, Walter G. (April 2015). "A Review of the Fossil
Platychelyidae
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
primitive avialan belonging to the clade Pygostylia that lived during the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous. It was found in the Dabeigou Formation
Jinguofortis
Geological formation in the United States
Formation is a geological formation of Early and Late Cretaceous age (Valanginian to Cenomanian stage) that is present in parts of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado
Cloverly_Formation
Clade of mammals
from the Berriasian Durlston Formation in 2001, Aegialodon from the Valanginian Wadhurst Clay Formation was the oldest taxon with the tooth form. The
Aegialodontia
Geological formation in South Dakota, USA
(upper Berriasian to Valanginian) and the underlying Fuson Member (upper Valanginian to early Barremian). A Berriasian-Valanginian age for the Chilson
Lakota_Formation
Earliest age of the Late Cretaceous Epoch
Mesozoic C Z J Cretaceous P g L J Early Late P C Tithonian Berriasian Valanginian Hauterivian Barremian Aptian Albian Cenomanian Turonian Coniacian Santonian
Cenomanian
Group of fossil protozoa
distribution across the Tethys Ocean from the late Tithonian to the early Valanginian and were characterised by rapid evolution, and their abundant remains
Calpionellid
Geological formation in Argentina
Formation is a geological formation in Argentina. It is Berriasian - Valanginian in age and is predominantly terrestrial, being deposited at a time of
Mulichinco_Formation
Extinct genus of reptiles
diplodocine sauropod known from the Early Cretaceous (Late Berriasian to Early Valanginian stage) of the Bajada Colorada Formation, southeastern Neuquén Basin in
Leinkupal
Members of the insect family Gryllotalpidae
Mole crickets are members of the insect family Gryllotalpidae, in the order Orthoptera (grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets). Mole crickets are cylindrical-bodied
Mole_cricket
Extinct genus of fishes
Formation) C. kirklandi Frederickson & Cifelli, 2016 - Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) of Utah, US (Cedar Mountain Formation) C. molossus Frederickson & Cifelli
Ceratodus
Genus of sauropod dinosaur
sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous epoch (late Berriasian to Valanginian stages, between 145 and 132.9 million years ago) of northern Patagonia
Bajadasaurus
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
of sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Berriasian to early Valanginian ages) Upper Kirkwood Formation of Cape Province, South Africa, specifically
Algoasaurus
Hyperthermal event during the Early Cretaceous epoch
Thermal Excursion (WTX), was a hyperthermal event that occurred in the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch. This thermal excursion occurred
Weissert_Event
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
Yellow Cat Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation, dating probably to the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous period, about 139–134.6 million years ago
Yurgovuchia
Geologic formation in Argentina
Formation (upper Tithonian – lower Valanginian), and to sabkha deposits of the Loma Montosa Formation (lower Valanginian), forming a mixed carbonate-siliciclastic
Vaca_Muerta
Extinct superfamily of reptiles
crocodyliforms from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous (Toarcian - Valanginian, possibly as late as early Aptian) of Europe, North America and South
Metriorhynchoidea
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
lizard") is a genus of titanosauriform dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian-Hauterivian) Sao Khua Formation of Thailand. The type species, P. sirindhornae
Phuwiangosaurus
Geologic formation in Hebei, China
palaeontological formation located in Hebei, China. It dates from the mid Valanginian to Hauterivian age of the Cretaceous period, approximately 135 to 130
Dabeigou_Formation
Extinct order of cartilaginous fishes
the latest known uncontroversial occurrence. Teeth described from the Valanginian of France and Austria indicate that members of the family Falcatidae
Symmoriiformes
Genus of protists
the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous. The first occurrence of the species Calpionellites darderi marks the beginning of the Valanginian and thus
Calpionellites
Geologic formation in Brazil
Formation is a geologic formation of the Early Cretaceous age (Berriasian to Valanginian) in northeastern Brazil's Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. The formation belongs
Feliz_Deserto_Formation
Geologic group in southeastern Brazil
The Areado Group is a Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous (Tithonian to Albian; covering approximately 50 million years) geologic group in southeastern Brazil
Areado_Group
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
Nedcolbertia is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian-aged) Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah. The type and only described species
Nedcolbertia
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
found near St Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex, England, from the middle Valanginian-age Lower Cretaceous Wadhurst Clay. Lydekker based the species on the
Barilium
Genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous
in the Baltic Sea. This formation ranges from the Berriasian to the Valanginian ages. This is the only likely place for dinosaur remains to be discovered
Dromaeosauroides
Extinct genus of sharks
teeth currently labeled as P. aff. alifera have been described from the Valanginian of France. Associated specimens are known. There seems to be another
Pseudorhina
Geologic age in the Late Cretaceous
Mesozoic C Z J Cretaceous P g L J Early Late P C Tithonian Berriasian Valanginian Hauterivian Barremian Aptian Albian Cenomanian Turonian Coniacian Santonian
Campanian
First epoch of the Cretaceous Period
Mesozoic C Z J Cretaceous P g Late J Early Late Paleocene Berriasian Valanginian Hauterivian Barremian Aptian Albian Cenomanian Turonian Coniacian Santonian
Early_Cretaceous
Genus of targaryendraconian pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous
genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous period (Valanginian stage) of Hannover, northern Germany. Fossil remains of Targaryendraco
Targaryendraco
Extinct superfamily of ammonites
derived from the Phylloceratidae, splitting off in the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) and persisting to the end of the Maastrichtian. Desmoceratoidea at Paleobiology
Desmoceratoidea
Extinct genus of mackerel shark
likely one of the most ancient lamniformes, known from as early as the Valanginian age of Early Cretaceous (ca. 140 Ma). It appears to have had a cosmopolitan
Protolamna
Sixth and last age of the Late Cretaceous
Mesozoic C Z J Cretaceous P g L J Early Late P C Tithonian Berriasian Valanginian Hauterivian Barremian Aptian Albian Cenomanian Turonian Coniacian Santonian
Maastrichtian
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
in layers of the Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation dating from the late Valanginian. The specimen is damaged, lacking parts of the upper and lower ends.
Valdoraptor
Dubious extinct genus of sauropsids
crocodyliform within the family Metriorhynchidae that lived during the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous. It is known from fossil remains found
Enaliosuchus
Genus of sharks
1983 The oldest known species is E. vielhus from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) of France. This genus includes two extant species of uncommon, little-known
Echinorhinus
Extinct clade of dinosaurs
Laurasiformes (meaning "Laurasian forms") is an extinct clade of sauropod dinosaurs from the late Early Cretaceous of Europe, North and South America.
Laurasiformes
Extinct order of conifers
(Victoria) Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) P. tillackiorum Pattemore & Rozefelds, 2019 Australia (Queensland) Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) Palissya sp. (Koonwarra)
Palissyales
Genus of ornithopod dinosaurs
affinities" with I. bernissartensis. In 2010, David Norman split the Valanginian species I. dawsoni and I. fittoni into Barilium and Hypselospinus respectively
Iguanodon
1134/S0031030125601252. Parent, H.; Garrido, A. C. (2026). "The lower Valanginian ammonite fauna of Puerta Quintuco, Argentina – with description of the
2026_in_paleomalacology
French palaeontologist (1963–2022)
Natural History of Paris in 1995. Chairman of the "Working group on the Valanginian" within the International Commission on Stratigraphy, he worked for a
Luc_Bulot
Geologic formation in Xinjiang, China
formation. The uppermost layers of the formation have been dated to the Valanginian age. The Shengjikou Formation was first identified in a 1956 manuscript
Shengjinkou_Formation
System that relates geologic strata to time
* Aptian ~121.4 ± 0.6 Barremian ~125.77 * Hauterivian ~132.6 ± 0.6 * Valanginian ~137.05 ± 0.2 * Berriasian ~143.1 ± 0.6 Jurassic Upper/Late Tithonian
Geologic_time_scale
Extinct genus of reptiles
affinities known from the Early Cretaceous Wadhurst Clay Formation (Valanginian stage) of the United Kingdom. It contains a single species, Hastanectes
Hastanectes
Geological unit
140 to 100 million years ago. The Wadhurst Clay is of Early to Late Valanginian age. The Formation takes its name from the market town of Wadhurst in
Wadhurst_Clay_Formation
Genus of molluscs (fossil)
spinose ribs. Crioceratites fossils have been found in Lower Cretaceous Valanginian-Barremanian, sediments in Europe, Africa, Asia, North America and South
Crioceratites
Extinct genus of sharks
Altusmirus Temporal range: Valanginian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes
Altusmirus
Genus of coniferous evergreen trees
that has been found in the fossil record is from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) of western Canada, around 136 million years old. The only surviving
Spruce
Argentine paleontologist (born 1959)
Guillermo J.; Currie, Philip John; Ortega, Francisco (February 2025). "First Valanginian (Early Cretaceous) ornithopod (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from Patagonia"
Rodolfo_Coria
Days Creek Formation Valanginian-Barremian Myrtle Myrtle Formation Valanginian-Hauterivian Dothan Formation Berriasian-Valanginian Otter Point Formation
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oregon
List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Oregon
Extinct genus of brachiopods
catulloi occurs in Upper Jurassic (Tithonian) to Lower Cretaceous (Valanginian) of Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania and Switzerland
Pygope
Village in Leningrad Oblast, Russia
High-ethane gas from the Tambeyskoye gas field, and the Achimov and Valanginian deposits of the Nadym-Pur-Taz region, will supply the plant. The Ust-Luga
Ust-Luga
Family of mosses
species, Tricarinella crassiphylla is known from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian ~136 million years ago) Apple Bay flora on Vancouver Island, Canada,
Grimmiaceae
Stratigraphic unit in England
140 to 100 million years ago. The Tunbridge Wells Sands are of Late Valanginian age. The Formation takes its name from the spa town of Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation
Tunbridge_Wells_Sand_Formation
Extinct species of reptile
nasal-crested macronarian sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period (Valanginian). The fossils were discovered in 1996 in eastern Utah within the rocks
Cedarosaurus
Extinct genus of dinosaur
Nqwebasaurus is a probable ornithomimosaurian theropod from the Early Cretaceous of South Africa. The genus contains a single species, Nqwebasaurus thwazi
Nqwebasaurus
Geologic formation in Xinjiang, China
Pollen and clam shrimp assemblages present in the formation indicate a Valanginian age. Body fossils of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, crocodylomorphs, and plesiosaurs
Hutubihe_Formation
Second age of the Late Cretaceous epoch
Mesozoic C Z J Cretaceous P g L J Early Late P C Tithonian Berriasian Valanginian Hauterivian Barremian Aptian Albian Cenomanian Turonian Coniacian Santonian
Turonian
Extinct genus of lizards
extinct genus of paramacellodid lizard that lived in Brazil during the Valanginian stage. It is known from a single species, N. sanfranciscanus. This lizard
Neokotus
Geological formation in Victoria, Australia
on vegetated floodplains. The age of the formation is thought to be Valanginian to Barremian, with the Flat Rocks site being late Barremian (~125 Ma)
Wonthaggi_Formation
Geological formation in Spain
Castellar Tera Gp. - Pinilla Villares Porto da Calada hiatus Huerva Gaita Valanginian Villaro Ur Gp. - Larriba Ped Gp. - Hortigüela Ped Gp. - Hortigüela Ped
Castrillo de la Reina Formation
Castrillo_de_la_Reina_Formation
Ferns that grow with a trunk elevating the fronds above ground level
Martínez, Leandro C.A.; Olivo, Mariana S. (August 2015). "Tempskya in the Valanginian of South America (Mulichinco Formation, Neuquén Basin, Argentina) — Systematics
Tree_fern
Stratigraphic unit in Canada
The Monach Formation is a geologic formation of Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin that consists primarily of
Monach_Formation
Early Cretaceous geological formation in Thailand
formation in Thailand dates to the Early Cretaceous age, specifically the Valanginian through Hauterivian stages. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that
Sao_Khua_Formation
Extinct order of cartilaginous fishes
survived into the Cretaceous based on teeth found in deep water deposits of Valanginian age in France and Austria, however, other authors contend that the similarity
Ctenacanthiformes
Genus of dsungaripterid pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous
estimates, with data suggest at least some of the WPF dates to the middle Valanginian, but the upper and lower bounds of these pterosaur bearing deposits remains
Noripterus
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
lived between 143 and 133 million years ago during the Berriasian and Valanginian ages of the Early Cretaceous in what is now Shandong Province in China
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