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Kimmeridgian  

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  • In the geologic timescale, the Kimmeridgian is an age in the Late Jurassic Epoch and a stage in the Upper Jurassic Series. It spans the time between 154.8 ±0.8 Ma and 149.2 ±0.7 Ma (million years ago). The Kimmeridgian follows the Oxfordian and precedes the Tithonian. The Kimmeridgian Stage takes its name from the village of Kimmeridge on the Dorset coast, England. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimmeridgian)

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