Barremian

Also known as Barremian Stage, Barremian Age

The Barremian is an age in the geologic timescale (or a chronostratigraphic stage) between 125.77 Ma (million years ago) and 121.4 ± 0.6 Ma (Historically, this stage was placed at 129.4 million to approximately 125 million years ago). It is a subdivision of the Early Cretaceous Epoch (or Lower Cretaceous Series). It is preceded by the Hauterivian and followed by the Aptian Stage.

Key facts

Geologic timespan.name: Barremian
Geologic timespan.color: Barremian
Geologic timespan.time_start: 125.77
Geologic timespan.time_end: 121.4
Geologic timespan.time_end_uncertainty: 0.6
Geologic timespan.image_outcrop: StratotypeBarremienA.JPG
Geologic timespan.caption_outcrop: Barremian sedimentary rock layers, France
Geologic timespan.timeline: Cretaceous
Geologic timespan.name_formality: Formal
Geologic timespan.celestial_body: earth
Geologic timespan.usage: Global (ICS)
Geologic timespan.timescales_used: ICS Time Scale

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Stratigraphic definitions
Regional equivalents
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==Stratigraphic definitions== The original type locality for the Barremian Stage is in the vicinity of the village of Barrême, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. Henri Coquand defined the stage and named it in 1873.