What formations were re-exposed in the Mesozoic era ?
Part of a super-sequence of rock units called the Grand Staircase , the formations exposed in the Zion and Kolob area were deposited in several different environments that range from the warm shallow seas of the Kaibab and Moenkopi formations , streams and lakes of the Chinle , Moenave , and Kayenta formations to the large deserts of the Navajo and Temple Cap formations and dry near shore environments of the Carmel Formation .