137 – 133 MA

Age · Early Cretaceous

Valanginian

137–133 Ma

The Valanginian is an age within the Early Cretaceous, spanning roughly 137 to 133 million years ago.

Rankage· Macrostrat
Base137 Ma· Macrostrat
Top133 Ma· Macrostrat
Duration4.45 Myr· Macrostrat
ChartICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09 (ages from Macrostrat/PBDB interval tables)

Elsewhere

Cite this article

Stratum Study. "Valanginian" (Time interval). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/time/valanginian. Accessed 2026-09-20.

@misc{stratum-valanginian,
  title        = {Valanginian},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/time/valanginian}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Time interval article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19; sources: stratum, macrostrat, pbdb. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
}

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