According to the geological record, during which geological time period were the sands and clays underlying Long Island and Stat

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According to the geological record, during which geological time period were the sands and clays underlying Long Island and Stat

en Island deposited?

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The correct answer is - Cretaceous period.

Explanation:

The Magothy Formation occurred during the cretaceous period. The Magothy formation is the formation of the consolidated sand and layers of clays deposited beneath Quaternary glacial cover throughout most of Long Island, and the south shore of Staten Island.

This formation is composed of gravel of clay and coarse sands. The thickness ranges between 10 and 200 feet. It is formed above the Raritan Formation which is upper clay and below slit deposits formation.