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 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
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.
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