Kimmeridgian (157.3 +/-1.0 Ma)
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- Index
- kim
- Color CMYK
- 20 / 0 / 0 / 0
- Color RGB
- R: 204 G: 236 B: 244
- Rank
- chronostratigraphic Stage
- Validity
- Unit is in Use
- Status
- valid formal name
Nomenclature
- Deutsch
- Kimméridgien (CH ; DE/AT: Kimmeridgium)
- Français
- Kimméridgien
- Italiano
- Kimmeridgiano
- English
- Kimmeridgian (157.3 +/-1.0 Ma)
- Origin of the Name
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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.
- Historical Variants
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Kiméridgien (d'Orbigny 1852)
Hierarchy and sequence
- Units at roof
Age
- Age at top
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- Kimmeridgian
- Age at base
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- Kimmeridgian
Geography
- Type area
- Dorset (UK)
References
- Definition
- 1852) : Paléontologie française - Terrains jurassiques - Céphalopodes. (