Aptian

Rank	age· Macrostrat
Base	121 Ma· Macrostrat
Top	113 Ma· Macrostrat
Duration	8.2 Myr· Macrostrat
Chart	ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2023/09 (ages from Macrostrat/PBDB interval tables)

Elsewhere

Macrostrat: 43
PBDB: 119
ICS chart (stratigraphy.org)
Wikipedia: Aptian

Cite this article

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

BibTeX · CSL-JSON

@misc{stratum-aptian,
  title        = {Aptian},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/time/aptian}},
  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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