Trenton Period

In geology, the Trenton period is a subdivision in the lower Silurian system of America. It is so named from Trenton Falls, in New York. The rocks are mostly limestones, and the period is divided into the Trenton, Utica, and Cincinnati epochs.

Related terms:

• Hamilton Period
• Utica
• Tertiary Period.
• Salina Beds
• period
• Alabama Period
• glacial period
• Chandler period
• xerothermal period
• xerothermic period