fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyz • edit-28 months agoRoots of Mother Appalachiaimagemessage-square19 fedilinkarrow-up1247file-text
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minus-squareTheScaryDoor@startrek.websitehexbear1·8 months agoThe Rockies and most of the mountain ranges on the west coast were formed from the erosion of the Appalachian mountains! linkfedilink
minus-squareTheScaryDoor@startrek.websitehexbear1·8 months agohttps://www.uh.edu/nsm/news-events/stories/2018/0723-geologic-history.php Basically sediment from the Appalachian region was deposited by ancient rivers and wind currents, with this sediment later being uplifted and then eroded to form the Rockies. linkfedilink
The Rockies and most of the mountain ranges on the west coast were formed from the erosion of the Appalachian mountains!
What?
https://www.uh.edu/nsm/news-events/stories/2018/0723-geologic-history.php
Basically sediment from the Appalachian region was deposited by ancient rivers and wind currents, with this sediment later being uplifted and then eroded to form the Rockies.
Wild!