Laramide orogeny

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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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Laramide orogeny canonical 38
Laramide uplift 2
Laramide uplifts 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological event
mountain-building event
orogeny
affectedRange Bighorn Mountains
Black Hills
Front Range
Laramie Range
Rocky Mountains
Uinta Mountains
Wind River Range
affectedRegion Alaska
Alberta
British Columbia
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
cause subduction of the Farallon Plate beneath the North American Plate
chronologicalPosition earlier than Basin and Range extension
later than Sevier orogeny
continent North America
country Canada
United States
endTime early Paleogene
field geology of North America
structural geology
tectonics
geologicalPeriod Cretaceous
Paleogene
influenced distribution of sedimentary basins in the western interior of North America
hydrocarbon accumulation in the Rocky Mountain region
modern topography of the central and southern Rocky Mountains
namedAfter Laramie Mountains
linked to: Laramie Range
process basin formation
crustal shortening
thick-skinned deformation
uplift
region western North America
relatedEvent Nevadan orogeny
Sevier orogeny
result development of foreland basins
formation of intermontane basins
reactivation of basement faults
uplift of the Rocky Mountains
startTime Late Cretaceous
tectonicSetting flat-slab subduction

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Alaska Range orogeny Laramide orogeny
Farallon Plate associatedWith Laramide orogeny
Rocky Mountains geologicalOrigin Laramide orogeny
Rocky Mountains orogeny Laramide orogeny
American Cordillera orogenyType Laramide orogeny
Raton Basin formedBy Laramide orogeny
Sangre de Cristo Mountains orogeny Laramide orogeny
Cordilleran orogeny resultedIn Laramide uplifts
linked to: Laramide orogeny
Cordilleran orogeny associatedWith Laramide orogeny
Interior Ranges orogeny Laramide orogeny
snow-capped Rocky Mountains formedDuring Laramide orogeny
Southern Rocky Mountains orogeny Laramide orogeny
Western Interior Basin boundedBy Laramide uplifts
linked to: Laramide orogeny
Rocky Mountain region geologicalOrigin Laramide orogeny
Sierra Madre mountain system orogeny Laramide orogeny
Apishapa uplift hasGeologicAge Laramide orogeny
Apishapa uplift formedDuring Laramide orogeny
Blood of Christ Mountains orogeny Laramide orogeny
Sevier orogeny precedes Laramide orogeny
Sevier orogeny overlapsInTimeWith Laramide orogeny
Park Ranges orogeny Laramide orogeny
Laramie Range orogeny Laramide orogeny
Bighorn Mountains geologicalFeature Laramide uplift
linked to: Laramide orogeny
Rocky Mountain fault system formedDuring Laramide orogeny
Culebra Range orogeny Laramide orogeny
Mission Mountains geologicalOrigin Laramide orogeny
Lewis Range orogeny Laramide orogeny
Waterpocket Fold formedBy Laramide orogeny
Waterpocket Fold monocline geologicAge Laramide orogeny
Comb Ridge formedDuring Laramide orogeny
Idaho batholith orogeny Laramide orogeny
Lemhi Range orogeny Laramide orogeny
Crazy Mountains geologicalAge Laramide orogeny
Madison Range orogeny Laramide orogeny
Deer Lodge Mountains geologicalType Laramide uplift
linked to: Laramide orogeny
San Juan Basin formedDuring Laramide orogeny
Insular Orogeny relatedTo Laramide Orogeny
linked to: Laramide orogeny
Gros Ventre Range formedDuring Laramide orogeny
Green River Basin formedDuring Laramide orogeny
Northern Rocky Mountains orogeny Laramide orogeny
Mackenzie Mountains orogeny Laramide orogeny