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Etymology Of Period Names

Subject : history
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1. Cover - Platform covers developed or expanded






2. 'Ancient born'






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






4. 'Ancient born'






5. Nnew born'






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






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






8. Nnew born'






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






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






11. Ref. the banded iron formations






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






13. More chalk formed in this period than any other






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






15. Much lava flowed






16. Steady - Continents became stable cratons






17. Stretch - Platform covers expanded






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Cover - Platform covers developed or expanded






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






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






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






28. Much lava flowed






29. More chalk formed in this period than any other






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Stretch - Platform covers expanded






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






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






39. Steady - Continents became stable cratons






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






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






42. Ref. the banded iron formations






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






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