Aptian

Summary

Aptian is a stage^[1]. Aptian has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Aptian's instance of is recorded as stage^[3].
• Aptian's instance of is recorded as age^[4].
• Apt is named after Aptian^[5].
• Aptian followed Barremian^[6].
• Aptian was followed by Albian^[7].
• Aptian is part of Early Cretaceous^[8].
• Aptian is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[9].
• Aptian's Commons category is recorded as Aptian^[10].
• Aptian's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as BFE19F^[11].
• Aptian began on -125000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Aptian ended on -113000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Aptian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aptian^[14].
• Aptian's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• Aptian's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Aptian's named by is recorded as Alcide d'Orbigny^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include stage^[3] and age^[4].

Origins

Apt is named after Aptian^[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Early Cretaceous^[8], a series^[18] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale^[9].

Why It Matters

Aptian has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Aptian is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]