The mountain building events of the west coast that began in the Jurassic and continued into the Cenozoic are
collectively called the ____.
a. Sonoma orogeny
b. Antler orogeny
c. Cordilleran orogeny
d. Rocky Mountain orogeny
e. Alleghenian orogeny
ANSWER: c
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