Albian

EtymologyName formalityFormalUsage informationCelestial bodyEarthRegional usageGlobal (ICS)Time scale(s) usedICS Time ScaleDefinitionChronological unitAgeStratigraphic unitStageTime span formalityFormalLower boundary definitionFAD of the Planktonic ForaminiferMicrohedbergella renilaevisLower boundary GSSP, Arnayon, Drôme, France
44°30′28″N5°17′50″E / 44.507900°N 5.297300°E / 44.507900; 5.297300Lower GSSP ratifiedApril 2016Upper boundary definitionFAD of the Planktonic Foraminifer Upper boundary GSSPMont Risoux, Hautes-Alpes, France
44°23′33″N5°30′43″E / 44.3925°N 5.5119°E / 44.3925; 5.5119Upper GSSP ratified2002

The Albian is both an age of the geologic timescale and a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the youngest or uppermost subdivision of the Early/Lower CretaceousEpoch/Series. Its approximate time range is 113.2 ± 0.3 Ma to 100.5 ± 0.1 Ma (million years ago). The Albian is preceded by the Aptian and followed by the Cenomanian.