Valanginian

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In the geologic timescale, Valanginian is a stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch. It spanned between 140.2 ± 3.0 Ma and 136.4 ± 2.0 Ma (million years ago). The Valanginian stage succeeds the Berriasian stage of the Early Cretaceous and precedes the Hauterivian stage of the Early Cretaceous. It is named after Valangin, a small town north of Neuchâtel in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland.

Contents 1 Fauna 1.1 Birds 1.2 Crocodylomorphs 1.3 Pterosaurs 1.4 Sauropods 1.5 Stegosaurs 1.6 Theropods 2 Footnotes

[edit] Fauna

[edit] Birds

Birds of the Valanginian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Gallornis[1]
Wyleyia[1]

[edit] Crocodylomorphs

Crocodylomorphs of the Valanginian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Dakosaurus lapparenti[2]				Dakosaurus Enaliosuchus
Enaliosuchus[2]

[edit] Pterosaurs

Pterosaurs of the Valanginian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Lonchodectes

[edit] Sauropods

Sauropods of the Valanginian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Algoasaurus[1]
Xenoposeidon[1]

[edit] Stegosaurs

Stegosaurs of the Valanginian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
Craterosaurus[1]
Paranthodon

[edit] Theropods

Theropods of the Valanginian
Taxa	Presence	Location	Description	Images
"Ginnareemimus"[1]				Sinovenator
Nqwebasaurus[1]
Phaedrolosaurus[1]
Xinjiangovenator

[edit] Footnotes

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