Rhaetic

/ ˈriːtɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to a series of rocks formed in the late Triassic period

noun

1. the Rhaetic
   the Rhaetic the Rhaetic series

Example Sentences

This limestone occurs in irregular masses near the base of the White Lias, or uppermost division of the Rhaetic series.

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As in Germany, there are one or more “bone beds” in the English Rhaetic with a similar assemblage of fossils.

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The Rhaetic beds which follow the Keuper mark the incoming of the sea and introduce the fossiliferous Liassic deposits.

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The Trias proper is represented by truly marine deposits, while the Rhaetic beds contain plant remains.

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Microlestes is a Rhaetic genus, known from rocks in Germany and England; but it is entirely based upon molar teeth.

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