Antler orogeny

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title: Antler orogeny
text: The Antler orogeny was a tectonic event that began in the early Late Devonian with widespread effects continuing into the Mississippian and early Pennsylvanian. Most of the evidence for this event is in Nevada but the limits of its reach are unknown. A great volume of conglomeratic deposits of mainly Mississippian age in Nevada and adjacent areas testifies to the existence of an important tectonic event, and implies nearby areas of uplift and erosion, but the nature and cause of that event are u
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description: Tectonic event from the Late Devonian into the Mississippian and early Pennsylvanian
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antler_orogeny
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date modified: 2023-11-02T17:49:40Z
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