Berriasian

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In the geologic timescale, Berriasian is a stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch, and the first of the entire Cretaceous period. It spanned between 145.5 ± 4.0 Ma and 140.2 ± 3.0 Ma (million years ago). The Berriasian stage succeeds the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch and precedes the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch.

Contents 1 Fauna 1.1 Birds 1.2 Crocodylomorphs 1.3 Ornithopods 1.4 Pterosaurs 1.5 Sauropods 1.6 Theropods (non-avian) 2 Footnotes

[edit] Fauna

[edit] Birds

Birds of the Berriasian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Eurolimnornis[1]
Gallornis[2]
Palaeocursornis[1]
Wyleyia[2]

[edit] Crocodylomorphs

Crocodylomorphs of the Berriasian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Dakosaurus andiniensis				Goniopholis
Geosaurus
Goniopholis

[edit] Ornithopods

Ornithopods of the Berriasian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Echinodon[2]

[edit] Pterosaurs

Pterosaurs of the Berriasian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Plataleorhynchus

[edit] Sauropods

Sauropods of the Berriasian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Algoasaurus[2]
Galveosaurus[2]
Turiasaurus[2]
Xenoposeidon[2]

[edit] Theropods (non-avian)

†Non-avian Theropods of the Berriasian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Nuthetes

[edit] Footnotes

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