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Definition of Cretaceous formation

Cretaceous formation
Cretaceous Cre*ta"ceous (kr[-e]*t[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. cretaceus, fr. creta chalk. See Crayon.] Having the qualities of chalk; abounding with chalk; chalky; as, cretaceous rocks and formations. See Chalk. Cretaceous acid, an old name for carbonic acid. Cretaceous formation (Geol.), the series of strata of various kinds, including beds of chalk, green sand, etc., formed in the Cretaceous period; -- called also the chalk formation. See the Diagram under Geology. Cretaceous period (Geol.), the time in the latter part of the Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was deposited.

Meaning of Cretaceous formation from wikipedia

- The **** Cr**** Formation is an intensively studied division of mostly Upper Cretaceous and some lower Paleocene rocks in North America, named for exposures...
- The Cretaceous (IPA: /krɪˈteɪʃəs/ krih-TAY-shəss) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and...
- Nemegt Formation (also known as Nemegtskaya Svita) is a geological formation in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, dating to the Late Cretaceous. The formation consists...
- southern Alberta. It was deposited during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, between about 76.5 and 74.4 million years ago. It was deposited in alluvial...
- The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event, also known as the K–T extinction, was the m**** extinction of three-quarters of the plant and animal species...
- The Early Cretaceous (geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name) is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the...
- over 2800 feet (850 m) thick, and is Campanian in age. This Upper Cretaceous formation was formed from alluvial floodplains of large rivers in coastal southern...
- that dates to the Cretaceous period. It was first described and established by Vasiliev et al. 1959. The Bayan Shireh Formation is primarily composed...
- have controversially been identified in beds of this formation dating from after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, but these have been explained...
- Formation) is a geological formation in Jinzhou, Liaoning, People's Republic of China, that spans the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous. It is known for its...