The orogenic event of the North American Cordillera, which began in the Late Cretaceous and extended into the
Cenozoic, is the ____.
a. Laramide
b. Sevier
c. Nevadan
d. Antler
e. Caledonian
a
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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a - laccolith b - stock c - batholith d - sill e - none of the above
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