单词 | kimmeridgian |
释义 | Kimmeridgianadj.n. Geology. Also Kimeridgian. The specific epithet of that subdivision of the Upper Oolite which is prominent at Kimmeridge. Hence, of or pertaining to this subdivision (which is a stage of the Upper Jurassic next below the Portlandian). Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > stratigraphic units > [adjective] > secondary or Mesozoic > Jurassic > specific Purbeck stone1410 Oxfordian1845 Portlandian1845 Callovian1851 Kimmeridgian1851 Bathonian1858 Sinemurian1863 Tithonian1869 Toarcian1885 Kellovian1888 Aalenian1896 Pliensbachian1952 1851 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 7 ii. 75 The characteristic condition of most of the Jurassic formations (Sequanian, Kimmeridgian, and Portlandian). 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 449 The British subdivisions are for the most part recognized in France..in the Oolite—1, Bajocian..6, Kimmeridgian. 1931 J. W. Gregory & B. H. Barrett Gen. Stratigr. x. 155 In places the Kimeridgian becomes sandy towards the top before passing into the Portlandian. 1967 D. H. Rayner Stratigr. Brit. Isles ix. 303 The onset of marine muds at the beginning of Kimeridgian times brought in a period of exceptionally uniform sedimentation in the Jurassic shelf seas of Great Britain. 1969 Proc. Geol. Soc. Aug. 153 It is recommended that the beginning/base of the Age-Standard Stage Kimmeridgian be taken at the base of the Baylei Chronozone at the bottom of bed 26 of Arkell (1947) in Ringstead Bay, Dorset, England. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1851 |
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