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Dakota Formation

Dakota Formation proper noun: a Cretaceous-age sedimentary rock unit in central and western North America, composed mainly of sandstone, mudstone, clay, and shale layers deposited in river, delta, and shallow marine environments.

Proper noun

the Dakota Formation

  1. A Cretaceous-age sedimentary rock unit in central and western North America, composed mainly of sandstone, mudstone, clay, and shale layers deposited in river, delta, and shallow marine environments.
    Synonyms:
    Dakota Group

Synonyms of Dakota Formation

Questions about Dakota Formation

What does Dakota Formation mean?
Dakota Formation means a Cretaceous-age sedimentary rock unit in central and western North America, composed mainly of sandstone, mudstone, clay, and shale layers deposited in river, delta, and shallow marine environments.
What part of speech is Dakota Formation?
Dakota Formation is a proper noun.

Words near Dakota Formation in the dictionary

  1. dakoo
  2. dakoos
  3. Dakota
  4. Dakota City
  5. Dakota County
  6. Dakota Formation
  7. Dakota Group
  8. Dakota Territory
  9. Dakotan
  10. Dakotans
  11. Dakotas

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