Gallic epoch

The Gallic epoch is an obsolete epoch of the Cretaceous, the latter being a geologic period and system that spans 79 million years from the end of the Jurassic Period 145 million years ago (mya) to the beginning of the Paleogene Period 66 mya. The Cretaceous is the last period of the Mesozoic Era. The Gallic epoch encompasses the Barremian, Aptian, Albian, Cenomanian and Turonian faunal stages.

See also

List of geochronologic names

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