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Geological periods that start with C
13 geological periods start with C, from “Calabrian” to “Cryogenian”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.
Geological periods starting with C
- Calabrian
- Calymmian
- Cambrian
- Campanian
- Carboniferous
- Carnian
- Cenozoic
- Changhsingian
- Chattian
- Chibanian
- Cisuralian
- Cretaceous
- Cryogenian
About this list
- C is the 2nd most common first letter in this list: 13 of the 90 geological periods (14%).
- Shortest: “Carnian”. Longest: “Changhsingian”.
Quick answers
- How many geological periods start with C?
- 13 of the 90 geological periods in Icillion start with C, for example Cretaceous, Cambrian and Cenozoic.
- What is the longest name among geological periods that start with C?
- The longest is “Changhsingian” and the shortest is “Carnian”.
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