Valanginian

second stage and age of the Lower Cretaceous series / Early Cretaceous epoch
Thing stage Q843329
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Valanginian

Summary

Valanginian is a stage[1]. Valanginian has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Valanginian's instance of is recorded as stage[3].
  • Valanginian's instance of is recorded as age[4].
  • Valangin is named after Valanginian[5].
  • Valanginian followed Berriasian[6].
  • Valanginian was followed by Hauterivian[7].
  • Valanginian is part of Early Cretaceous[8].
  • Valanginian is part of ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[9].
  • Valanginian's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 8DD285[10].
  • Valanginian began on -139800000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Valanginian ended on -132900000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Valanginian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Valanginian[13].
  • Valanginian's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Valanginian's type locality is recorded as GSSP for the base of the Valanginian[15].
  • Valanginian's named by is recorded as Édouard Desor[16].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Origins

Valangin is named after Valanginian[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Early Cretaceous[8], a series[17] and ICS Standard Global Chronostratigraphic (Geochronologic) Scale[9].

Why It Matters

Valanginian has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Valanginian is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2013/01. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . International Chronostratigraphic Chart 2013/01. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 14cEOC
    Instance of stage, age
    Named by Édouard Desor
    Start time -139800000-00-00T00:00:00Z
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