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Wessex Formation, an Uncommon card
The Wessex Formation is a fossil-rich English geological formation that dates from the Berriasian to Barremian stages of the Early Cretaceous.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 171
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 171 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Wessex Formation quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Wessex Formation card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ lithology of this unit is mudstone with some interbedded sandstones.
Answer
dominant. The dominant lithology of this unit is mudstone with some interbedded sandstones. From the Wessex Formation article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Palau. Palau 85 · Pacific Ocean 82 · Wessex Formation 79 · Cattle egret 76 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Cattle egret. Cattle egret 68,000 · Elaeis guineensis 42,000 · Wessex Formation 18,000 · Tropical cyclones and climate change 11,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It forms part of the Wealden Group and underlies the younger Vectis Formation and overlies the Durlston Formation.
- The dominant lithology of this unit is mudstone with some interbedded sandstones.
- It is part of the strata of the Wessex Basin, exposed in both the Isle of Purbeck and the Isle of Wight.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Wessex Formation article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Wessex Formation
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Wessex Formation (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
