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Valanginian

Geologic period
In the geologic timescale, the Valanginian is an age or stage of the Early or Lower Cretaceous. It spans between 139.8 ± 3.0 Ma and 132.6 ± 2.0 Ma. The Valanginian Stage succeeds the Berriasian Stage of the Lower Cretaceous and precedes the... Wikipedia
Occurred: 139.8 million years ago - 132.9 million years ago
Lower boundary definition: Not formally defined
Lower boundary GSSP candidate section(s): Montbrun-les-Bains, Drôme, France; Cañada Luenga, Betic Cordillera, Spain
Upper boundary definition: FAD of the Ammonite genus Acanthodiscus
Upper boundary GSSP: La Charce, Drôme, France; 44°28′10″N 5°26′37″E / 44.4694°N 5.4437°E