Named by who? Flashcards
1
Q
Cambrian
A
Adam Sedgwick
2
Q
Ordovician
A
Charles Lapworth
3
Q
Silurian
A
Roderick Murchison
4
Q
Devonian
A
William Londsdale ( as exemplified from Old Red Sandstones)
5
Q
Carboniferous
A
W.D. Conybeare and William Philips
6
Q
Permian
A
Roderick Murchison
7
Q
Triassic
A
Friedrich A. von Alberti
8
Q
Jurassic
A
Von Humboldt ( Jura Kalkstein)
9
Q
Cretaceous
A
d’Omalius d’Halloy (The Chalk)
10
Q
Tertiary
A
Giovanni Arduino
11
Q
Quaternary
A
Paul A. Desnoyers