Subduction of the ________ Plate beneath the North American Plate at approximately 60 million years ago resulted in the ________ Orogeny that created the Rocky Mountains
A) Pacific; Taconic
B) South American; Nevadan
C) Farallon; Laramide
D) African; Alleghanian
Answer: C
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