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What type of rock is associated with the flourishing of marine life during the Mesozoic Era?
What type of rock is associated with the flourishing of marine life during the Mesozoic Era?
What process affected the whole present-day Horn of Africa and Arabian landmass during the Mesozoic Era?
What process affected the whole present-day Horn of Africa and Arabian landmass during the Mesozoic Era?
What type of rock was compacted to form sandstone during the Mesozoic Era?
What type of rock was compacted to form sandstone during the Mesozoic Era?
Which sea invaded the land starting from Somalia and Ogaden during the late Triassic period?
Which sea invaded the land starting from Somalia and Ogaden during the late Triassic period?
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What did the subsidence of the land during the Mesozoic Era lead to?
What did the subsidence of the land during the Mesozoic Era lead to?
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What process occurred with the retreat of the sea in the Horn of Africa?
What process occurred with the retreat of the sea in the Horn of Africa?
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What are Mesozoic rocks considered to have the greatest potential for?
What are Mesozoic rocks considered to have the greatest potential for?
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Which rock surface formations were laid upon the Precambrian rock surface by the end of the Mesozoic Era?
Which rock surface formations were laid upon the Precambrian rock surface by the end of the Mesozoic Era?
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Which direction did the age and thickness of the Sandstone layers vary during the transgression and regression of the sea?
Which direction did the age and thickness of the Sandstone layers vary during the transgression and regression of the sea?
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Where are the Mesozoic rocks found in Ethiopia?
Where are the Mesozoic rocks found in Ethiopia?
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What were the major geologic activities that occurred during the Cenozoic Era?
What were the major geologic activities that occurred during the Cenozoic Era?
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What effect did the tectonic and volcanic activities have on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa during the Cenozoic Era?
What effect did the tectonic and volcanic activities have on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa during the Cenozoic Era?
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What was laid over the Hintalo limestone at last before the emergence of the land from the sea?
What was laid over the Hintalo limestone at last before the emergence of the land from the sea?
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Where were transitional formations like gypsum and shale interbedded during the Mesozoic Era?
Where were transitional formations like gypsum and shale interbedded during the Mesozoic Era?
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What is covered by the Mesozoic rocks in most parts of Ethiopia?
What is covered by the Mesozoic rocks in most parts of Ethiopia?
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Where are old marine sediments extensively found in Ethiopia?
Where are old marine sediments extensively found in Ethiopia?
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