Aptian

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Aptian stage is a faunal stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch in the geologic timescale, that extends from 125.0 ± 1.0 Ma to 112.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ago), approximately. The Aptian stage succeeds the Barremian stage and precedes the Albian stage, all in the same epoch.

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[edit] Invertebrate Fauna

[edit] Ammonitida

  • Pictetia
  • Eogaudryceras
  • Georgioceras
  • Lithancylus
  • Salfeldiella
  • Zuercherella

[edit] Lower

  • Eotetragonites
  • Pseudosaynella
  • Roloboceras
  • Helicancylus
  • Procheloniceras
  • Prodeshayesites
  • Shastoceras
  • Ammonitoceras
  • Australiceras
  • Cheloniceras
  • Cicatrites
  • Colombiceras
  • Dufrenoya
  • Melchiorites
  • Parahoplites

[edit] Upper

Tropaeum imperator
Tropaeum imperator
  • Hypacanthoplites
  • Sinzovia
  • Trochleiceras
  • Mathoceratites
  • Metahamites
  • Neosilesites
  • Protanisoceras
  • Ammonoceratites
  • Beudanticeras
  • Gyaloceras
  • Hulenites
  • Knemiceras
  • Uhligella
  • Acanthohoplites
  • Acanthoplites
  • Argonauticeras
  • Burckhardites
  • Cloioceras
  • Diadochoceras
  • Diodochoceras
  • Eodouvilleiceras
  • Epancyloceras
  • Epicheloniceras
  • Gargasiceras
  • Jauberticeras
  • Kazanskyella
  • Mathoceras
  • Megatyloceras
  • Miyakoceras
  • Nodosohoplites
  • Nolaniceras
  • Protacanthoplites
  • Somalites
  • Theganoceras
  • Tropaeum
  • Gabbioceras
  • Tetragonites
  • Desmoceras
  • Hamites

[edit] Belemnitida

  • Vectibelus
  • Conoteuthis

[edit] Lower

  • Tetrabelus
  • Peratobelus
  • Parahibolites

[edit] Nautilida

  • Heminautilus
  • Carinonautilus

[edit] Orthocerida

[edit] Upper

  • Zhuralevia

[edit] Phylloceratida

[edit] Upper

  • Euphylloceras

[edit] Sepiida

[edit] Upper

  • Adygeya
  • Naefia

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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