Ancestral Rocky Mountains orogeny
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The Ancestral Rocky Mountains orogeny was a late Paleozoic mountain-building event that created a series of high-standing uplifts and basins in what is now the central and southwestern United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ancestral Rocky Mountains orogeny canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ancestral Rocky Mountains orogeny Context triple: [Wichita Mountains, orogeny, Ancestral Rocky Mountains orogeny]
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Cordilleran orogeny
The Cordilleran orogeny was a long-lasting mountain-building event along western North America that created much of the modern Cordillera, including ranges such as the Rockies and the Peninsular Ranges.
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B.
Sevier orogeny
The Sevier orogeny was a major Mesozoic mountain-building event in western North America that produced extensive thrust faulting and deformation along the continental margin.
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C.
Laramide orogeny
The Laramide orogeny was a major mountain-building event that occurred in western North America from the Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene, responsible for uplifting ranges such as the Rocky Mountains and parts of Alaska.
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Pinwarian orogeny
The Pinwarian orogeny was a Precambrian mountain-building event recorded in the Canadian Shield that predates and helped set the tectonic framework for the later Grenville orogeny.
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E.
Cascadian orogeny
The Cascadian orogeny is the long-lasting mountain-building episode responsible for forming the Cascade Range through subduction-related tectonic activity along western North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ancestral Rocky Mountains orogeny Target entity description: The Ancestral Rocky Mountains orogeny was a late Paleozoic mountain-building event that created a series of high-standing uplifts and basins in what is now the central and southwestern United States.
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A.
Cordilleran orogeny
The Cordilleran orogeny was a long-lasting mountain-building event along western North America that created much of the modern Cordillera, including ranges such as the Rockies and the Peninsular Ranges.
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B.
Sevier orogeny
The Sevier orogeny was a major Mesozoic mountain-building event in western North America that produced extensive thrust faulting and deformation along the continental margin.
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C.
Laramide orogeny
The Laramide orogeny was a major mountain-building event that occurred in western North America from the Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene, responsible for uplifting ranges such as the Rocky Mountains and parts of Alaska.
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D.
Pinwarian orogeny
The Pinwarian orogeny was a Precambrian mountain-building event recorded in the Canadian Shield that predates and helped set the tectonic framework for the later Grenville orogeny.
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E.
Cascadian orogeny
The Cascadian orogeny is the long-lasting mountain-building episode responsible for forming the Cascade Range through subduction-related tectonic activity along western North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological event
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mountain-building event ⓘ orogeny ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
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Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causedBy |
assembly of Pangea
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far-field stresses from plate collisions ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
block uplifts
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reverse faulting ⓘ strike-slip faulting ⓘ subsiding basins ⓘ thrust faulting ⓘ |
| continent |
Laurentia
NERFINISHED
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North America ⓘ |
| endTime | early Permian ⓘ |
| followedBy | Laramide orogeny ⓘ |
| formedStructure |
Ancestral Front Range
NERFINISHED
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Ancestral Uncompahgre highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Colorado trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Midcontinent basins and uplifts NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradox Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncompahgre uplift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central United States
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southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | late Paleozoic ⓘ |
| precededBy | Antler orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced |
alluvial fan deposits
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marine shelf deposits in adjacent basins ⓘ thick Pennsylvanian sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Alleghanian orogeny
NERFINISHED
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Ouachita orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Ancestral Rocky Mountains
NERFINISHED
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high-standing uplifts ⓘ intracratonic basins ⓘ series of basins ⓘ series of uplifts ⓘ |
| startTime | late Mississippian ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
interior of North American craton
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intraplate deformation ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Pennsylvanian
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early Permian ⓘ |
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