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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 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...
- 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–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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bertodano Formation is a geological formation in the James Ross archipelago of the Antarctic Peninsula. The strata date from the end of the Late Cretaceous (upper-lower...
- PTEROSAUR, AND CROCODYLIFORM FOSSILS FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS (CENOMANIAN) BAHARIYA FORMATION OF THE BAHARIYA OASIS, EGYPT". Society of Vertebrate Paleontology...
- 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...
- The Barun Goyot Formation (also known as Baruungoyot Formation) is a geological formation dating to the Late Cretaceous Period. It is located within and...