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Village in Dorset, England
Kimmeridge ( /ˈkɪmərɪdʒ/) is a small village and civil parish on the Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula on the English Channel coast in Dorset, England. It is
Kimmeridge
Bay in Dorset, England
Kimmeridge Bay ( /ˈkɪmərɪdʒ/) is a bay on the Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula on the English Channel coast in Dorset, England, close to and southeast of the
Kimmeridge_Bay
Geological formation in England
The Kimmeridge Clay is a sedimentary deposit of fossiliferous marine clay which is of Late Jurassic to lowermost Cretaceous age and occurs in southern
Kimmeridge_Clay
Human settlement in England
Kimmeridge Ledges ( /ˈkɪmərɪdʒ/) is a set of Kimmeridge clay ledges stretching out in to the sea on the Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula on the English Channel
Kimmeridge_Ledges
Oil field in Isle of Purbeck, England
The Kimmeridge Oil Field is an oil drilling site, northwest of Kimmeridge Bay, on the south coast of the Isle of Purbeck, in Dorset, England. The small
Kimmeridge_Oil_Field
Former RNLI lifeboat station in Dorset, England
Kimmeridge Lifeboat Station was located near the village of Kimmeridge, approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of Swanage on the Isle of Purbeck, overlooking
Kimmeridge_Lifeboat_Station
Folly in Kimmeridge, Dorset, England
50.60694; -2.13000 Clavell Tower, also known as Clavell Folly or the Kimmeridge Tower, is a Grade II listed Tuscan style tower built in 1830. It lies
Clavell_Tower
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
'lizard') is a dubious genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay Formation of England. The type species, Gigantosaurus megalonyx,
Gigantosaurus
Fossil Museum in England
Marine Life) is an independent fossil museum located in the village of Kimmeridge, Dorset, England. It is based on the lifetime collection of Steve Etches
The_Etches_Collection
Cove on the Jurassic Coast, England
To the east there is a fossilised forest. Lulworth is also close to Kimmeridge, famous for its rocky shore and fossils. Geologists and geographers have
Lulworth_Cove
Extinct genus of plesiosaur
Kimmerosaurus ("lizard from Kimmeridge") is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the family Cryptoclididae. It is known from remains found in England and
Kimmerosaurus
Oil field and processing site in Dorset, England
The Isle of Purbeck's oil shale, or "Kimmeridge Coal" which has been won from the cliffs to the east of Kimmeridge since the early 17th century, is no
Wytch_Farm
Cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England
had a population of 20,574. Ely is built on a 23-square-mile (60 km2) Kimmeridge Clay island which, at 85 feet (26 m), is the highest land in the Fens
Ely,_Cambridgeshire
Bay Broad Bench Charnel Kimmeridge Kimmeridge Oil Field Kimmeridge Bay Gaulter Gap Clavell Tower Hen Cliff Cuddle Kimmeridge Ledges The Etches Collection
List of places on the Jurassic Coast
List_of_places_on_the_Jurassic_Coast
Extinct genus of ray fishes
Kimmerobatis (meaning "Kimmeridge ray") is an extinct genus of asterodermid rays from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian age) Kimmeridge Clay Formation of England
Kimmerobatis
Country house in Dorset, England
Smedmore House is a country house near Kimmeridge, Dorset, in England. It was originally built by Sir William Clavell around 1620, partially rebuilt by
Smedmore_House
Church in Dorset, England
St Nicholas's Church is a parish church in Kimmeridge, Dorset. It is dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra. The church is in the Archdeaconry of Dorset, in
St Nicholas's Church, Kimmeridge
St_Nicholas's_Church,_Kimmeridge
Cove in Dorset, England
Gad Cliff Tyneham Brandy Bay Hobarrow Bay Kimmeridge Kimmeridge Oil Field Kimmeridge Bay Hen Cliff Kimmeridge Ledges The Etches Collection Rope Lake Head
Stair_Hole
Peninsula in Dorset, England
Bucknowle Farm near Corfe Castle, excavated between 1976 and 1991. The Kimmeridge shale of the isle was worked extensively during the Roman period, into
Isle_of_Purbeck
high-quality oil. Nearby is the world's oldest continuously pumping well at Kimmeridge, which has been in use since the early 1960s. The source of this oil is
Geology_of_Dorset
Extinct species of reptile
as Omosaurus armatus, based on a skeleton found in a clay pit in the Kimmeridge Clay in Swindon, England. In 1902 the genus was renamed Dacentrurus because
Dacentrurus
Mineraloid and minor gemstone
throughout North York Moors National Park. Jet has also been found in Kimmeridge shale seams in Dorset. Jet was mined from a number of areas of France
Jet_(gemstone)
Allosaurus fossil
years. In March 2026, the fossil was loaned to The Etches Collection in Kimmeridge, United Kingdom, and is planned to be exhibited there for two years. Big
Big_Sara
In geology, a type of compact mass
found in marine shales, such as the Staffin Shale Formation of Skye, the Kimmeridge Clay of England, or the Mancos Group of North America. It is commonly
Concretion
British sculptor (born 1950)
(Aldeburgh, Suffolk), and Clavell Tower (Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset). The Dorset sculpture was knocked over into Kimmeridge Bay by a storm in September 2015. On
Antony_Gormley
Oilfield in the North Sea
201 to 9,199 ft) under the sea. Piper oil most likely originated in the Kimmeridge Shale. Energy policy of the United Kingdom Energy use and conservation
Piper_oilfield
United Arab Emirates sovereign wealth fund
500 people. In April 2025, Mubadala Energy acquired a 24.1% stake in Kimmeridge SoTex HoldCo. "AUM 2024". www.mubadala.com. Mubadala. "Fast FT". Financial
Mubadala_Investment_Company
Extinct genus of marine reptiles
large specimen putatively assigned as Pliosaurus sp., discovered in the Kimmeridge Clay of Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Based on comparisons made with other pliosaurid
Pliosaurus
Abandoned village in Dorset, England
but the 17th-century pulpit was moved to Lulworth Camp and the plate to Kimmeridge. The church and school house have since been preserved as museums. The
Tyneham
French dry white wine
× 5+1⁄2 mi) across 25 communes located along the Serein river. The soil is Kimmeridge Clay with outcrops of the same chalk layer that extends from Sancerre
Chablis_(AOC)
English politician (1725–1774)
George Clavell (1725–1774), of Smedmore, in Kimmeridge, Dorset, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Dorchester
George_Clavell
Extinct genus of reptiles
lived. The first specimen was found in the Kimmeridgian Kimmeridge Clay Formation of Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, UK and described by Hulke in 1871, who named
Nannopterygius
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
bone which was found by R.I. Smith near Sandsfoot, Weymouth in the lower Kimmeridge Clay from Dorset. The type species, D. humerocristatus, was described
Duriatitan
Extinct genus of reptiles
PV OR 31787, a humerus (upper arm bone), comes from the Kimmeridgian Kimmeridge Clay Formation of Shotover, Oxfordshire, England. Richard Owen, however
Colymbosaurus
Early Cretaceous geological formation in Yorkshire, England
Group Sub-units Members A to D Underlies Hunstanton Formation Overlies Kimmeridge Clay Formation Thickness 100 m (330 ft) in outcrop Lithology Primary Claystone
Speeton_Clay_Formation
Geological formation in Germany
Süntel Formation, previously known as the Kimmeridge Formation (German: "Mittlerer Kimmeridge"; Middle Kimmeridge), is a geological formation in Germany
Süntel_Formation
Extinct genus of reptiles
Trautschold, H. (1879). Uber eine Ichthyosaurus-Flosse aus dem Moskauer Kimmeridge. Zapisky Imperatorskogo Sankt-Peterburgskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshestva
Undorosaurus
Fossilized remains of cephalopod eggs
discovered. The best preserved of these were discovered in the Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay of England. Currently no belemnoid egg fossils have ever been discovered
Cephalopod_egg_fossil
Village in Dorset, England
Corfe Castle East Holme East Lulworth East Stoke Harman's Cross Kingston Kimmeridge Langton Matravers Lytchett Matravers Lytchett Minster Morden Moreton Ridge
Kingston,_Purbeck
Village and civil parish in Dorset, England
Corfe Castle East Holme East Lulworth East Stoke Harman's Cross Kingston Kimmeridge Langton Matravers Lytchett Matravers Lytchett Minster Morden Moreton Ridge
Bloxworth
million tonnes 1986–date (now gas storage) 469,000 EP UK Investments Kimmeridge Dorset 1959–date Perenco Oil & Gas Lidsey West Sussex Angus Energy Palmers
Onshore oil and gas fields in the United Kingdom
Onshore_oil_and_gas_fields_in_the_United_Kingdom
Large round barrow in England
completed with a layer of "small chalk grit" and a thinner layer of "Blue Kimmeridge clay". Subsequent to the construction of the primary mound, 53 cremations
Duggleby_Howe
Extinct genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur
genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) Kimmeridge Clay Formation of England. The type species, T. etchesi, was named in
Thalassodraco
Second age of the late Jurassic
Tithonian. The Kimmeridgian Stage takes its name from the village of Kimmeridge on the Dorset coast, England. The name was introduced into the literature
Kimmeridgian
Extinct genus of reptiles
ichthyosaurs known from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian age) of England (Kimmeridge Clay formation). Though many specimens have been referred to this genus
Macropterygius
Rock which has generated hydrocarbons
of the Michigan Basin, the Marcellus Shale of the Appalachian Basin). Kimmeridge Clay – This upper Jurassic marine mudstone or its stratigraphic equivalents
Source_rock
Village and civil parish in Dorset, England
hectares) in a strip of land that, from west to east, is composed of Kimmeridge clay, Lower Greensand, Gault Clay, Upper Greensand and chalk. In 1086
Sutton_Waldron
Extinct family of dragonflies
England 136-130 Ma, Early Cretaceous †Kimmeridgebrachpteraeschnidium Kimmeridge Clay Formation, England 156-151 Ma, Jurassic †Leptaeschnidium Zaza Formation
Aeschnidiidae
Fossil-bearing formation in Germany
Ichthyodectiformes) in the Upper Jurassic of the Solnhofen-Archipelago (Germany) and Kimmeridge Clay (England)". Zitteliana. 99: 1–32. Bibcode:2025Zitte..99....1E. doi:10
Paleobiota of the Solnhofen Limestone
Paleobiota_of_the_Solnhofen_Limestone
English plumber and fossil collector (born 1949)
(born in 1949) is an English plumber, fossil collector and preparator in Kimmeridge, on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. From an early age on, Etches began
Steve_Etches
Geological formation in Normandy, France
the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic. It is equivalent to the Kimmeridge Clay in England and predominantly consists of claystone, with some limestone
Argiles_d'Octeville
Dutch archaeologist
Groenewegen-Frankfort Born 1896 (1896) Rotterdam, Netherlands Died 1982 (aged 85–86) Kimmeridge, Dorset Education University of Amsterdam Known for 'Arrest and Movement'
Henriette Groenewegen-Frankfort
Henriette_Groenewegen-Frankfort
Extinct genus of cephalopod
Clutches of eggs attributed to this genus have been discovered in the Kimmeridge Clay. Notes Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database"
Pectinatites
Genus of turtle
have discovered Plesiochelys bigleri and Plesiochelys etalloni from the Kimmeridge Clay of England and outside the Swiss and French Jura Mountains. A recent
Plesiochelys
Extinct genus of fishes
Middle Jurassic Marnes de Dives of France, and probably the Late Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay of England. Only one species has been named, Trachymetopon liassicum
Trachymetopon
Extinct genus of reptiles
specimens suggest it more likely came from the Kimmeridgian Kimmeridge Clay (Late Jurassic) of Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, UK. Brachypterygius is a medium-sized ichthyosaur
Brachypterygius
Former non-metropolitan district in England
Keynes, Corfe Castle East Lulworth, East Stoke Harman's Cross Kingston, Kimmeridge Langton Matravers, Lytchett Matravers, Lytchett Minster Morden, Moreton
Purbeck_District
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
OXFUM J.3303, a partial skull and postcranium, recovered from the lower Kimmeridge Clay Formation, in the Chawley Brick Pits, Cumnor Hurst. Workers at first
Cumnoria
Voluntary aided school in Oakdale, Poole, Dorset, England
were renamed by 2009 to reflect local landmarks as follows: Yellow - Kimmeridge Red - Lulworth Blue - Brownsea Green - Corfe In November 2010, the house
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School
St_Edward's_Roman_Catholic/Church_of_England_School
Genus of rhamphorhynchid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic
the Kimmeridge Clay in the United Kingdom, the name commemorates the discoverer, Steve Etches, a local collector of the fossils of the Kimmeridge Clay
Rhamphorhynchus
Extinct genus of ray-finned fishes
Tithonian). Its fossils are known from the Solnhofen Limestone, as well as the Kimmeridge Clay. Thrissops was a fast predatory fish up to 90 centimetres (35 in)
Thrissops
Hill range in Lincolnshire
South Ferriby and Grasby, the lower part of the scarp is formed from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation. A series of other rock layers intervene from the Caistor
Lincolnshire_Wolds
Order of reptiles (fossil)
21–2.85 m (7 ft 3 in – 9 ft 4 in). A series of neck vertebrae from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation indicate a pliosaur, probably Pliosaurus, that may have
Plesiosaur
Long-distance footpath in England
Worbarrow Bay, and Kimmeridge, next to Kimmeridge Bay, with its rocky shore and wave cut platform. Between Lulworth Cove and Kimmeridge the path passes through
South_West_Coast_Path
on the skull anatomy of members of this species, is described from the Kimmeridge Clay (Dorset, United Kingdom) by Roberts et al. (2025). Fossil material
2025_in_reptile_paleontology
Village in Dorset, England
Corfe Castle East Holme East Lulworth East Stoke Harman's Cross Kingston Kimmeridge Langton Matravers Lytchett Matravers Lytchett Minster Morden Moreton Ridge
Ridge,_Dorset
Village in Dorset, England
Upper Greensand, with Lower Belchalwell on the boundary of Gault and Kimmeridge Clay, both beneath the north slopes of Bell Hill, part of the Dorset Downs
Belchalwell
Hermann von Meyer 1846 Altmühltal Formation (Late Jurassic, Tithonian)* Kimmeridge Clay (Late Jurassic, Kimmeridgian) Nusplingen Limestone (Late Jurassic
List of Mesozoic bird-line archosaur genera (P–S)
List_of_Mesozoic_bird-line_archosaur_genera_(P–S)
2011 murder in the United Kingdom
home. In 2015, police searched Sally Ann John's last-known address in Kimmeridge Close in Swindon, and days later arrested three men, aged 52, 50 and 52
Murder_of_Sian_O'Callaghan
Maryland A species of Coelurus Cumnoria Gen. nov. Valid Seeley Kimmeridgian Kimmeridge Clay Formation England A new genus for Iguanodon prestwichii Iguanodon
1888_in_paleontology
Former oilfield in the North Sea
which allowed migration from deeper adjacent "kitchen" areas where the Kimmeridge Clay Formation becomes fully mature and releases hydrocarbons. Unusually
Brent_oilfield
Large spherical boulders on Otago coast, New Zealand
other countries. Similar septarian concretions have been found in the Kimmeridge Clay and Oxford Clay of England, and at many other locations worldwide
Moeraki_Boulders
Village and civil parish in Dorset, England
Corfe Castle East Holme East Lulworth East Stoke Harman's Cross Kingston Kimmeridge Langton Matravers Lytchett Matravers Lytchett Minster Morden Moreton Ridge
East_Holme
Genus of dinosaurs
uncovered the specimen. The specimen was discovered in strata of the Kimmeridge Clay dating from the Tithonian, the final stage of the Late Jurassic,
Juratyrant
Geological formation in England
Stour Formation, Clavellata Formation, Sandsfoot Formation Underlies Kimmeridge Clay Formation, Ampthill Clay, Faringdon Sand Overlies Oxford Clay Formation
Corallian_Group
United Kingdom. Templar United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, off St Albans Head, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan
List of shipwrecks in October 1859
List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1859
English cartoonist, illustrator, animator (born 1936)
the 2008 Birthday Honours. In 2011, a fossil pterosaur discovered in Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, was named Cuspicephalus scarfi in his honour. Scarfe, Gerald
Gerald_Scarfe
Second period of the Mesozoic Era
appearance of Cardioceras redcliffense as the lower boundary. The village of Kimmeridge on the coast of Dorset, England, is the origin of the name of the Kimmeridgian
Jurassic
Extinct genus of reptiles
were discovered in close proximity in a reef exposed at low water in Kimmeridge Bay. Some material was destroyed due to pyrite decay while the isolated
Plesiosuchus
Harland & Wolff cargo ship, wrecked 1920
extremely stormy conditions. It broke in two after running aground on Kimmeridge Ledge below St Aldhelms Head, and finally sank just outside Chapman's
SS_Treveal_(1919)
1964 British comedy film by Gerald Thomas
the scenes with HMS Venus on fire and "firing" on the other ships is Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset. Kinematograph Weekly called the film a "money maker" for
Carry_On_Jack
Extinct genus of reptiles
68516, a complete skull with associated postcranial elements from the Kimmeridge Clay of England. Later, it was reassigned to Brachypterygius because differences
Grendelius
Human settlement in England
Corfe Castle East Holme East Lulworth East Stoke Harman's Cross Kingston Kimmeridge Langton Matravers Lytchett Matravers Lytchett Minster Morden Moreton Ridge
East_Stoke,_Dorset
Town in Wiltshire, England
the 1950s. The area that was known as New Swindon is made up of mostly Kimmeridge clay with outcrops of Corrallian clay in the areas of Penhill and Pinehurst
Swindon
occidentalis Ischyrosaurus manseli Gen. nov. Preoccupied Hulke Kimmeridgian Kimmeridge Clay Formation England Preoccupied by Edward Drinker Cope, 1869. Later
1874_in_paleontology
Minnie United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kimmeridge, Dorset. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Isles of Scilly
List of shipwrecks in January 1890
List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1890
Former RNLI lifeboat station in Dorset, England
Portsmouth was wrecked on Kimmeridge Ledge. Despite the best efforts of Henry Stocks, Chief Officer, and five men of Kimmeridge Coastguard, who were later
Chapman's Pool Lifeboat Station
Chapman's_Pool_Lifeboat_Station
Extinct genus of fishes
acipenseriform (Chondrostei: Acipenseriformes) from the Upper Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay Formation of England". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 44 (2)
Eochondrosteus
Hamlet in Dorset, England
Corfe Castle East Holme East Lulworth East Stoke Harman's Cross Kingston Kimmeridge Langton Matravers Lytchett Matravers Lytchett Minster Morden Moreton Ridge
Coombe_Keynes
ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Upper Jurassic (Early Tithonian) Kimmeridge Clay of Dorset, UK, with implications for Late Jurassic ichthyosaur diversity"
List of ichthyosauromorph genera
List_of_ichthyosauromorph_genera
Legendary Character
has now disappeared, but was excavated in 1850 when a jet ornament, a Kimmeridge ring and a bronze pin were recovered. John Osborne (1997-01-22). "Deor
Böðvildr
Village and civil parish in Dorset, England
and limestone between the Stour and Chivrick's Brook, then lower-lying Kimmeridge clay between Chivrick's Brook and the eastern boundary. Marnhull village
Marnhull
Oil and gas field in the North Sea
Triassic-Early Jurassic Statfjord fluvial sandstones originating from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation. The field is on the same structural trend but separated
Statfjord_oil_field
Town in Dorset, England
Corfe Castle East Holme East Lulworth East Stoke Harman's Cross Kingston Kimmeridge Langton Matravers Lytchett Matravers Lytchett Minster Morden Moreton Ridge
Upton,_Dorset
Market town in Dorset, England
Corfe Castle East Holme East Lulworth East Stoke Harman's Cross Kingston Kimmeridge Langton Matravers Lytchett Matravers Lytchett Minster Morden Moreton Ridge
Wareham,_Dorset
Extinct genus of reptiles
two years later discussing the taxonomy of plesiosaurs from the English Kimmeridge Clay Formation, Roger B. J. Benson and Timothy Bowdler performed a phylogenetic
Abyssosaurus
February 14, 2024 (2024-02-14) On England's southern "Jurassic Coast" at Kimmeridge Bay, Sir David Attenborough presents fossil experts excavating a pliosaur
List_of_Nature_episodes
a new hybodontiform shark-like chondrichthyan from the Upper Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay Formation of England". PeerJ. 9 e11362. doi:10.7717/peerj.11362.
2021_in_paleoichthyology
Variety of grape mainly used to make wine
of the Paris Basin. On the other side of the basin is the village of Kimmeridge in England, which gives its name to the Kimmeridgean soil that is located
Chardonnay
Geological formation and paleontological site in Tanzania
fossiliferous stratigraphic units of the Late Jurassic; among others the Kimmeridge and Oxford Clays of England, the Sables de Glos, Argiles d'Octeville,
Tendaguru_Formation
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Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Shreve.
Boy/Male
Australian, Greek
To Heal; Healer
Girl/Female
Muslim
Enlightenment
Surname or Lastname
English
English : ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh.German : variant of Welk.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Welsch.
Boy/Male
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Red and formidable one
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Hindu
Provided with nectar, Wealthy, Remembered
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Muslim
Sedate, Grave, Sober minded, Composed, Subtle
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Stop.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Beauty, Gracefulness, Cultured, A pretty face, Beautiful
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rouse.
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