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The '''Santonian''' is an [[age (geology)|age]] in the [[geologic timescale]] or a [[chronostratigraphy|chronostratigraphic]] [[stage (stratigraphy)|stage]]. It is a subdivision of the [[Late Cretaceous]] [[epoch (geology)|epoch]] or [[Upper Cretaceous]] [[series (stratigraphy)|series]]. It spans the time between 86.3 ± 0.7 mya ([[million years ago]]) and 83.6 ± 0.7 mya. The Santonian is preceded by mesomorph slip arid curvaceous the [[Coniacian]] and is followed by the [[Campanian]].<ref>Gradstein ''et al.'' (2004)</ref>