P A L E O Z O I C M E S O Z O I C CENOZOIC ERATHEM
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Middle Paleo- Oligo- Upper Middle Middle Upper Middle Middle Upper Upper Upper Upper Lo Upper Upper Upper Upper Lo Lo Lo Lo Lo Lo Lo Lo Lo cene Eocene cene Miocene w w w w w w w w w w er er er er er er er er er er M U U M and evaporiticrock Lacustrine shaleandcarbonaterock;minorsandstone Marginal-lacustrine clasticandcarbonaterock Eolian sandstone clastic rock Mainly alluvialclasticrock;minorlacustrineandeolian Marine andmarginal-marinesandstone;minormudstone evaporitic rock Marginal-marine tomarine-mixedcarbonate,clastic,and and (or)evaporiticrock Marine siltstoneandshale;minorsandstonecarbonate minor clasticandevaporiticrock Marine carbonaterockand(or)chertphosphate; L U L L L U U.S. GEOLOGICALSURVEY U.S. DEPARTMENTOF THEINTERIOR MAENTWR PLIENSBA MAASTRICHTIAN TREMADOCIAN LLANDO KIMMERIDGIAN FESTINIOGIAN T WESTPHALIAN WENLOCKIAN POR CARADOCIAN T LLANVIRNIAN V HA CENOMANIAN LLANDEILIAN SINEMURIAN DOLGELLIAN A NAMURIAN STEPHANIAN PRIABONIAN LOCHK F SAKMARIAN HETT OURNAISIAN BARREMIAN THANETIAN ASHGILLIAN AR SANT BAR BERRIASIAN CAMP KUNGURIAN O ARENIGIAN LUDLO CALLO TUR CHA OMMO ALANGINIAN MENEVIAN PRIDOLIAN CONIA T BA BAJOCIAN TD R FRASNIAN ASSELIAN KAZANIAN RHAETIAN AMENNIAN YPRESIAN SCYTHIAN LUTETIAN PRA GIVETIAN T EIFELIAN LADINIAN XFORDIAN O SOL CARNIAN ANISIAN UTERIVIAN EMSIAN NORIAN D UPELIAN LENAN ST A ALBIAN VISEAN APTIAN TINSKIAN THONIAN ARCIAN ABANIAN TLANDIAN T ANIAN T TTIAN ONIAN ARIAN ANGIAN GHIAN ONIAN A ONIAN V ANIAN VERIAN O AN CIAN VIAN TIAN VIAN GE OGIAN CHIAN VIAN TREMPEALEA
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