Kimmeridgian (157.3 +/-1.0 Ma)

Representation and status

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

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

Kiméridgien (d'Orbigny 1852)

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

• Tithonian (152.1 +/-0.9 Ma)

Age

Age at top

• Kimmeridgian

Age at base

• Kimmeridgian

Geography

Type area

Dorset (UK)

References

Definition

d'Orbigny A. (1852) : Paléontologie française - Terrains jurassiques - Céphalopodes.