| System | Series | Stage | Age (Ma) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleogene | Paleocene | Danian | younger |
| Cretaceous | Late | Maastrichtian | 65.5–70.6 |
| Campanian | 70.6–83.5 | ||
| Santonian | 83.5–85.8 | ||
| Coniacian | 85.8–89.3 | ||
| Turonian | 89.3–93.5 | ||
| Cenomanian | 93.5–99.6 | ||
| Lower | Albian | 99.6–112.0 | |
| Aptian | 112.0–125.0 | ||
| Barremian | 125.0–130.0 | ||
| Hauterivian | 130.0–136.4 | ||
| Valanginian | 136.4–140.2 | ||
| Berriasian | 140.2–145.5 | ||
| Jurassic | Upper | Tithonian | older |
What the Late Cretaceous looked like around 70 million years ago.
The Late Cretaceous is a period in the Earth's history when the rise of the tyrannosaurs took place [1]. What followed this period was a mass extinction that wiped out half of all life on Earth. The Late Cretaceous lasted 34.1 million years from 99.6-65.5 million years ago.
Sources[]
- ↑ "Dinosaurs Rule the World: Late Cretaceous Period." In: Dodson, Peter & Britt, Brooks & Carpenter, Kenneth & Forster, Catherine A. & Gillette, David D. & Norell, Mark A. & Olshevsky, George & Parrish, J. Michael & Weishampel, David B. The Age of Dinosaurs. Publications International, LTD. Pp. 103-104. ISBN 0-7853-0443-6.
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