The Permian-Triassic orogenic event that occurred with the collision of an island arc with the western
margin of North America is called the:a.
Antler orogeny.
b. Cordilleran orogeny.
c. Sonoma orogeny.
d. Franciscan orogeny.
e. Western orogeny.
C
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