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a sedimentary geologic unit name of formation and group rank in Midwestern North America

plural of rock formation

(geology) A sequence of Upper Jurassic sedimentary rock in the western United States, noted as the most fertile source of dinosaur fossils in North America.

Alternative spelling of back-formation.

(soccer) A formation consisting of four defenders, three central midfielders, two attacking midfielders, and one striker.

plural of Christmas tree formation

(obsolete, 18th century, US) A country dance, most often specifically a type of New England line dance.

(biology, archaic) The formation of several cells from and in the protoplasm of the mother cell.

plural of missing man formation