Age

Campanian

83.6000 – 72.2000 Ma

The Campanian is the fifth of six ages of the Late Cretaceous epoch on the geologic timescale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS). In chronostratigraphy, it is the fifth of six stages in the Upper Cretaceous Series. Campanian spans the time from 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago. It is preceded by the Santonian and it is followed by the Maastrichtian.

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Fossil genera 586
Paronychodon
Paronychodon
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
115 occ.
Triceratops
Triceratops
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
101 occ.
Richardoestesia
Richardoestesia
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
91 occ.
Saurornitholestes
Saurornitholestes
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
69 occ.
Troodon
Troodon
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
48 occ.
Edmontosaurus
Edmontosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
44 occ.
Prognathodon
Prognathodon
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
41 occ.
Hadrosauropodus
Hadrosauropodus
Dinosaurs
Ichnogenus Formal taxon Extinct
40 occ.
Zalmoxes
Zalmoxes
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
37 occ.
Mosasaurus
Mosasaurus
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
29 occ.
Tarbosaurus
Tarbosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
28 occ.
Dromaeosaurus
Dromaeosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
26 occ.
Saurolophus
Saurolophus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
23 occ.
Thescelosaurus
Thescelosaurus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
23 occ.
Platecarpus
Platecarpus
Marine reptiles
Valid Extinct
22 occ.
Ornithomimus
Ornithomimus
Dinosaurs
Valid Extinct
21 occ.
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New Crested Dinosaur Species Identified in Canada
New Crested Dinosaur Species Identified in Canada
A new genus and species of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur has been identified in southern Alberta, Canada, dating back 77 million years to the Campanian age of the Cretaceous period. The post New Crested Dinosaur Species Identified in Canada appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
14/07/2026 sci-news
New Species of Enormous Mosasaur is Described
A newly named giant Tylosaurus species has been named by researchers.  The new species of Tylosaurus has been erected based on fossils found in northern Texas. This enormous predator ruled the ancient seas around 80 million years ago (Campanian faunal stage of the Late Cretaceous).  The scientific paper was published in the Bulletin of the American
26/05/2026 everythingdinosaur
Parent interval
Late Cretaceous Epoch