Age

Maastrichtian

72.2000 – 66.0000 Ma

The Maastrichtian is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) geologic timescale, the latest age of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or Upper Cretaceous Series, the Cretaceous Period or System, and of the Mesozoic Era or Erathem. It spanned the interval from 72.2 to 66 million years ago. The Maastrichtian was preceded by the Campanian and succeeded by the Danian. It is named after the city of Maastricht, the capital and largest city of the Limburg province in the Netherlands.

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Maastrichtian
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Fossil genera 48
Triceratops
Triceratops
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
100 occ.
Paronychodon
Paronychodon
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
67 occ.
Richardoestesia
Richardoestesia
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
46 occ.
Edmontosaurus
Edmontosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
38 occ.
Zalmoxes
Zalmoxes
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
35 occ.
Saurornitholestes
Saurornitholestes
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
31 occ.
Hadrosauropodus
Hadrosauropodus
Dinosaurs
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct
31 occ.
Tarbosaurus
Tarbosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
28 occ.
Thescelosaurus
Thescelosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
21 occ.
Prognathodon
Prognathodon
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
20 occ.
Troodon
Troodon
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
20 occ.
Mosasaurus
Mosasaurus
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
20 occ.
Saurolophus
Saurolophus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
17 occ.
Telmatosaurus
Telmatosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
15 occ.
Chirostenotes
Chirostenotes
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
14 occ.
Gallimimus
Gallimimus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
14 occ.
Megaloolithus
Megaloolithus
Dinosaurs
Formal taxon Extinct
14 occ.
Plioplatecarpus
Plioplatecarpus
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
13 occ.
Ornithomimus
Ornithomimus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
13 occ.
Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
13 occ.
Dromaeosaurus
Dromaeosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
12 occ.
Pachycephalosaurus
Pachycephalosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
8 occ.
Dryptosaurus
Dryptosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
7 occ.
Halisaurus
Halisaurus
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
7 occ.
Struthiosaurus
Struthiosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
6 occ.
Aristonectes
Aristonectes
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
6 occ.
Alamosaurus
Alamosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
5 occ.
Pachyrhinosaurus
Pachyrhinosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
5 occ.
Cimoliasaurus
Cimoliasaurus
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
4 occ.
Magyarosaurus
Magyarosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
4 occ.
Spheroolithus
Spheroolithus
Dinosaurs
Formal taxon Extinct
4 occ.
Aeolosaurus
Aeolosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
4 occ.
Struthiomimus
Struthiomimus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
4 occ.
Globidens
Globidens
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
4 occ.
Edmontonia
Edmontonia
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
4 occ.
Plotosaurus
Plotosaurus
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
Leptoceratops
Leptoceratops
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
Albertosaurus
Albertosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
Rhabdodon
Rhabdodon
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
Antarctosaurus
Antarctosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
—
Fusioolithus
Dinosaurs
Formal taxon Extinct
3 occ.
Hatzegopteryx
Hatzegopteryx
Pterosaurs
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
Platecarpus
Platecarpus
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
—
Pseudogeckoolithus
Dinosaurs
Formal taxon Extinct
3 occ.
Leiodon
Leiodon
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
—
Hadrosaurichnus
Dinosaurs
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct
3 occ.
Mononykus
Mononykus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
Hadrosaurus
Hadrosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
3 occ.
Parent interval
Late Cretaceous Epoch