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Etymology Of Period Names

Subject : history
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1. Steady - Continents became stable cratons






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






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






4. Ref. the banded iron formations






5. More chalk formed in this period than any other






6. Cover - Platform covers developed or expanded






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






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






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






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






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






12. Much lava flowed






13. Steady - Continents became stable cratons






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






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






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






17. Nnew born'






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






19. Nnew born'






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






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






22. Ref. the banded iron formations






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






24. Much lava flowed






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Stretch - Platform covers expanded






32. More chalk formed in this period than any other






33. 'Ancient born'






34. 'Ancient born'






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






36. Stretch - Platform covers expanded






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






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






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






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






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






42. Cover - Platform covers developed or expanded






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






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