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Etymology Of Period Names

Subject : history
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1. Stretch - The continental crust stretched as Rodinia broke up






2. Mountain range - Much orogeny in this period's latter half






3. More chalk formed in this period than any other






4. Ref. the banded iron formations






5. County in England in which rocks from this period were first identified






6. Tribe in south Wales - where the rocks were first identified






7. Ref. the banded iron formations






8. 'Ancient born'






9. Stretch - The continental crust stretched as Rodinia broke up






10. Place in Australia where the Ediacaran biota fossils were found






11. Cold-making - In this period all the Earth froze over






12. Nnew born'






13. Narrow - Much orogeny - which survives as narrow metamorphic belts






14. Wales - Ref. to the place in Great Britain where Cambrian rocks are best exposed






15. Coal - Global coal beds were laid in this period






16. Cold-making - In this period all the Earth froze over






17. Mountain range - Much orogeny in this period's latter half






18. Much lava flowed






19. Triad - In Germany this period forms three distinct layers






20. More chalk formed in this period than any other






21. 'Fourth' - This was initially deemed the 'fourth' period after the now-obsolete 'primary' - 'secondary' and 'tertiary' periods.






22. Much lava flowed






23. Stretch - Platform covers expanded






24. 'Fourth' - This was initially deemed the 'fourth' period after the now-obsolete 'primary' - 'secondary' and 'tertiary' periods.






25. Region in Russia where rocks from this period were first identified






26. Steady - Continents became stable cratons






27. Stretch - Platform covers expanded






28. Mountain range in the Alps in which rocks from this period were first identified






29. Wales - Ref. to the place in Great Britain where Cambrian rocks are best exposed






30. Tribe in north Wales - where the rocks were first identified






31. Region in Russia where rocks from this period were first identified






32. Coal - Global coal beds were laid in this period






33. Nnew born'






34. Steady - Continents became stable cratons






35. Tribe in south Wales - where the rocks were first identified






36. Narrow - Much orogeny - which survives as narrow metamorphic belts






37. Tribe in north Wales - where the rocks were first identified






38. Cover - Platform covers developed or expanded






39. 'Ancient born'






40. Place in Australia where the Ediacaran biota fossils were found






41. Triad - In Germany this period forms three distinct layers






42. County in England in which rocks from this period were first identified






43. Mountain range in the Alps in which rocks from this period were first identified






44. Cover - Platform covers developed or expanded