Late Jurassic
Sign in to saveAlso known as Upper Jurassic, Late Jurassic Epoch, Malm
third epoch of the Jurassic Period
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- series
- Has part
- Tithonian
- Named after
- Jura Mountains
- Followed by
- Early Cretaceous
- Follows
- Middle Jurassic
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- topic's main category
- Category:Late Jurassic
- sRGB color hex triplet
- 97E3FA
- start time
- 163500000-
- end time
- 145000000-
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Encyclopedic overview
Subdivision of the Jurassic according to the ICS, as of 2024. Vertical axis scale: Millions of years ago
Etymology Chronostratigraphic nameUpper Jurassic Geochronological nameLate Jurassic Name formalityFormal Usage information Celestial bodyEarth Regional usageGlobal (ICS) Time scale(s) usedICS Time Scale Definition Chronological unitEpoch Stratigraphic unitSeries Time span formalityFormal Lower boundary definitionNot formally defined Lower boundary definition candidatesHorizon of the Ammonite Cardioceras redcliffense. Lower boundary GSSP candidate section(s) Redcliff Point, Dorset, UK
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