first of six main divisions (in ascending order) in the Upper Cretaceous Series, representing rocks deposited worldwide during the Cenomanian Age, which occurred 99.6 to 93.5 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period. Rocks of the Cenomanian Stage overlie those of the Albian Stage and underlie rocks of the Turonian Stage.

The name for this stage is derived from Cenomanum, the Roman name for Le Mans in northwestern France. The Cenomanian has been divided into several biozones (biozone) representing shorter spans of time and characterized by fossil ammonite (ammonoid) genera that are used as index fossils (index fossil).