Late Jurassic (163.5 +/-1.0 Ma)

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
30 / 0 / 0 / 0
Color RGB
R: 179 G: 227 B: 238
Rank
chronostratigraphic Epoch
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Später Jura
Français
Jurassique tardif
Italiano
Giurassico tardo
English
Late Jurassic (163.5 +/-1.0 Ma)
Historical Variants

Néojurassique (Lugeon 1910: incl. Callovien), Série néojurassique (Revil 1911), Malm [sic], fini-jurassique (Detraz 1989)

Hierarchy and sequence

Subordinate units
Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Tithonian
Age at base
  • Oxfordian

  • Tithonian (152.1 +/-0.9 Ma)

    Name Origin

    Named derived from the Greek mythology: Tithon was the son of Laomedon of Troy, who fell in love with Eos, Greek goddess of the dawn (thus prefiguring the Cretaceous system).

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Stage
    Status
    valid formal name
    Nomenclatorial Remarks
    <p>The Berriasella jacobi Zone, previously&nbsp;placed at the end of the Tithonian, is now considered as defining the start&nbsp;of the Berriasian.</p>
    In short

    Last stage of the Jurassic.

    Age
    Tithonian
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  • Kimmeridgian (157.3 +/-1.0 Ma)

    Name Origin

    Named after the town of Kimmeridge on the Dorset coast (UK). The Kimmeridge Clay Formation is the main oil source rock in the North Sea petroleum province.

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Stage
    Status
    valid formal name
    Age
    Kimmeridgian
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  • Oxfordian (163.5 +/-1.0 Ma)

    Name Origin

    Named after the city of Oxford (UK).

    Rank
    chronostratigraphic Stage
    Status
    valid formal name
    In short

    First stage of the Late Jurassic.

    Age
    Oxfordian
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