Albian

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Albian (French Albion, from Alba = Aube in France) Albian is a stage of the Cretaceous period.

Albian is a term proposed in 1842 by A. d'Orbigny for that stage of the Cretaceous system which comes above (later) the Aptian and below (before) the Cenomanian (Pal. France. Cret. ii.). Approximate time range is 112.0 ± 1.0 Ma to 99.6 ± 0.9 Ma (million years ago).

The following representatives of the Albian stage are worthy of notice: the gaize and phosphatic beds of Argonne and Bray in France; the Flammenmergel of North Germany; the lignites of Iltrillas in Spain; the Upper Sandstones of Nubia, and the Fredericksburg beds of North America.

[edit] Vertebrate Fauna

[edit] Ankylosaurs

Ankylosaurs of the Albian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Acanthopholis				Acanthopholis
Animantarx
Gobisaurus

[edit] Birds

Birds of the Albian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Gansus				Shenzhouraptor
Shenzhouraptor

[edit] Bony Fish

Bony fish of the Albian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
				Thrissops
Thrissops

[edit] Cartilaginous Fish

Cartilaginous fish of the Albian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Cretoxyrhina mantelli				Scapanorhynchus
Ischyodus
Scapanorhynchus

[edit] Crocodylomorphs

Crocodylomorphs of the Albian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Sarcosuchus				Sarcosuchus

[edit] Ichthyosaurs

Ichthyosaurs of the Albian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Platypterigius				Platypterigius

[edit] Ornithopods

Ornithopods of the Albian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Altirhinus				Tenontosaurus
Muttaburrasaurus
Tenontosaurus

[edit] Sauropods

Sauropods of the Albian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Aegyptosaurus				Sauroposeidon
Amazonsaurus
Argentinosaurus
Chubutisaurus
Sauroposeidon

[edit] Theropods

Theropods of the Albian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Acrocanthosaurus		North America		Acrocanthosaurus Deinonychus Fukuiraptor Irritator Spinosaurus Suchomimus
Alxasaurus		Asia
Angaturama
Deinonychus		North America
Erectopus
Irritator
Fukuiraptor
Spinosaurus
Suchomimus
Xenoposeidon^[1]

[edit] Invertebrate Fauna

[edit] Ammonites

[edit] Ammonitida

Moffitites

[edit] Originating in Lower Albian Strata

The following is a list of Ammonite genera whose fossils are geochronologically found first in lower Albian strata. These genera may survive into later portions of the Ablian stage, or even into later geological stages. This list should not be thought of in terms of the lifespan of the genera included.

Aioloceras
Anacleoniceras
Anadesmoceras
Anisoceras
Arcthoplites
Brancoceras
Brewericeras
Cleoniceras
Cymahoplites
Douvilleiceras
Epileymeriella
Eubranoceras
Farnhamia
Hoplites
Kossmatella
Labeceras
Leconteites
Lemuroceras
Leymeriella
Lyelliceras
Neobibolites
Otohoplites
Oxytropidoceras
Paracanthoplites
Parasilesites
Parengonoceras
Plictetia
Prohelicoceras
Proleymeriella
Prolyelliceras
Protohoplites
Pseudoleymeriella
Pseudosonneratia
Puzosia
Puzosigella
Rhytidohoplites
Rossalites
Silesitoides
Sokolovites
Sonneratia
Tegoceras
Tetrahoplites
Tetrahoplitoides
Zealandites

[edit] Originating in Middle Albian Strata

The following is a list of Ammonite genera whose fossils are geochronologically found first in middle Albian strata. These genera may survive into later portions of the Ablian stage, or even into later geological stages. This list should not be thought of in terms of the lifespan of the genera included.

Anagaudryceras
Anahoplites
Astiericeras
Dimorphoplites
Dipoloceras
Dipoloceroides
Engonoceras
Epihoplites
Euhoplites
Falciferella
Falloticeras
Gastroplites
Hamitoides
Hysteroceras
Isohoplites
Manuaniceras
Mojsisoviczia
Mortoniceras
Ostlingoceras
Protengonoceras
Proturrilitoides
Pseudhelicoceras
Scaphamites
Subarcthoplites
Sulcohoplites
Turrilitoides
Venezoliceras
Zuluscaphites

[edit] Originating in Upper Albian Strata

The following is a list of Ammonite genera whose fossils are geochronologically found first in upper Albian strata. These genera may survive into later portions of the Ablian stage, or even into later geological stages. This list should not be thought of in terms of the lifespan of the genera included.

Adkinsites
Arestoceras
Beudantiella
Bhimaites
Borissiakoceras
Cainoceras
Callihoplites
Cantabrigites
Cenisella
Cottreauites
Cyrtochilus
Deiradoceras
Diplasioceras
Discohoplites
Ellipsoceras
Elobiceras
Eogunnarites
Eopachydiscus
Eoscaphites
Erioliceras
Ficheuria
Flickia
Gaudryceras
Gazdaganites
Goodhallites
Hemiptychoceras
Hengestites
Hypengonoceras
Hyphoplites
Idiohamites
Karamaiceras
Karamaites
Koloceras
Lechites
Lepthoplites
Lytodiscoides
Mantelliceras
Mariella
Metengonoceras
Myloceras
Neogastroplites
Neoharpoceras
Neokentoceras
Neophlycticeras
Pachydesmoceras
Paradolphia
Paraturrilites
Pervinquieria
Plesiohamites
Plesioturrilites
Pleurohoplites
Prohysteroceras
Psilohamites
Rusoceras
Salaziceras
Saltericeras
Scaphites
Schloenbachia
Sciponoceras
Semenovites
Spathiceras
Stoliczkaia
Stomohamites
Worthoceras

[edit] Belemnites

Belemnites of the Albian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Belospirula				Belemnites
Dimitobelus

[edit] Nautiloids

Nautiloids of the Albian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Deltoidonautilus				An illustration of a variety of fossil nautiloids.

[edit] Phylloceratida

Carinophylloceras

[edit] See also

List of fossil sites (with link directory)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Cretaceous period
Lower/Early Cretaceous	Upper/Late Cretaceous
Berriasian \| Valanginian \| Hauterivian Barremian \| Aptian \| Albian	Cenomanian \| Turonian \| Coniacian Santonian \| Campanian \| Maastrichtian