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Etymology Of Period Names

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Stretch - Platform covers expanded






8. More chalk formed in this period than any other






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






10. Cover - Platform covers developed or expanded






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






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






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






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






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






16. Ref. the banded iron formations






17. More chalk formed in this period than any other






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






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






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






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






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






23. Much lava flowed






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






25. 'Ancient born'






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






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






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






29. 'Ancient born'






30. Ref. the banded iron formations






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






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






33. Nnew born'






34. Much lava flowed






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






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






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






38. Nnew born'






39. Steady - Continents became stable cratons






40. Steady - Continents became stable cratons






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






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






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






44. Stretch - Platform covers expanded