How do Geological Time Periods Get Their Names?

<p>Because the British were the most active in the early years, British names are predominant in the geological lexicon.&nbsp;<strong>Devonian&nbsp;</strong>is of course from the English county of Devon.&nbsp;<strong>Cambrian&nbsp;</strong>comes from the Roman name for Wales, while&nbsp;<strong>Ordovician&nbsp;</strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Silurian&nbsp;</strong>recall ancient Welsh tribes, the Ordovices and Silures. But with the rise of geological prospecting elsewhere, names began to creep in from all over.&nbsp;<strong>Jurassic&nbsp;</strong>refers to the Jura Mountains on the border of France and Switzerland.&nbsp;<strong>Permian&nbsp;</strong>recalls the former Russian province of Perm in the Ural Mountains. For&nbsp;<strong>Cretaceous&nbsp;</strong>(from the Latin for chalk) we are indebted to a Belgian geologist with the perky name of J. J. d&rsquo;Omalius d&rsquo;Halloy.</p> <p><a href="https://inflab.medium.com/how-do-geological-time-periods-get-their-names-ec05d4e441c3"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>
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