The Nevadan orogeny occurred along the western margin of North America during the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous approximately 155 Ma to 145 Ma. Throughout...

National Monument. More than one hundred million years ago during the Nevadan orogeny, granite formed deep underground. The range started to uplift less...

Paleontology portal Laramide Belt Sevier orogeny, earlier than the Laramide orogeny, in the Cretaceous era Nevadan orogeny, still earlier, in the late Jurassic—early...

R. Paterson; S. Longiaru; T. Bhattacharyya (1987). "Extent of the Nevadan orogeny, central Sierra Nevada, California". Geology. 15 (2): 132. doi:10...

of the Farallon Plate, which drove volcanism during the Nevadan orogeny and the Sevier orogeny in the Mesozoic, which covered much of Arizona in volcanic...

Ma) Nevadan orogeny – Mountain building event in North America – Developed along western North America, during the Jurassic Period Sevier orogeny – Mountain-building...

the seaway had been open since the Early Jurassic. As part of the Nevadan orogeny, which began during the Triassic, the Cache Creek Ocean closed, and...

Paleogene. Four orogenies occurred in the Mesozoic in the Western Cordillera: the Sonoma, Nevadan, Sevier, and Laramide. The Nevadan orogeny emplaced the...

of the Nevadan Orogeny as well as more dryland conditions and the retreat of the ocean to the west. Throughout the Jurassic the Nevadan Orogeny accelerated...

Sevier orogeny was preceded by several other mountain-building events including the Nevadan orogeny, the Sonoman orogeny, and the Antler orogeny, and partially...

convergent-margin orogenies that had begun during the Jurassic continued in the North American Cordillera, as the Nevadan orogeny was followed by the...

Arctic Oceans form. Tethys Ocean forms. Nevadan orogeny in North America. Rangitata and Cimmerian orogenies taper off. Atmospheric CO2 levels 3–4 times...

mountain building (orogenies) that had begun during the Jurassic continued in the North American Cordillera, as the Nevadan orogeny was followed by the...

south to Alberta and Saskatchewan in the north, was formed during the Nevadan orogeny, a precursor event to later orogenic episodes that created the Rocky...

convergent-margin orogenies that had begun during the Jurassic continued in the North American Cordillera, as the Nevadan orogeny was followed by the...

miles (9.7 km) below the surface. Around the same time, the Nevadan orogeny built the Nevadan mountain range (also called the Ancestral Sierra Nevada) to...

the western highlands, which had been uplifted during the earlier Nevadan orogeny and were now eroding. Very high atmospheric concentrations of carbon...

different ideas related to island arc terranes associated with the Nevadan orogeny. Franciscan Assemblage Point Sal State Beach - notable coastal exposure...

Rocky Mountain Trench into a stable continental shelf in the east. The Nevadan Orogeny destroyed the western wedge of sedimentary rocks during Jurassic to...

American Plate. The resulting orogeny (mountain-building event) is called the Nevadan orogeny by geologists. The resulting Nevadan mountain range (also called...

following regional uplift that continued into the following Cenozoic Era. Nevadan orogeny  This article incorporates public domain material from Geologic History...

Formation Craton - Kenora orogeny Frenchman Formation Judith River Group Maastrichtian Morrison Formation Nevadan orogeny Sevier orogeny Volcanology of Canada...

rocks that are intruded by dikes as well as granitic plutons from the Nevadan Orogeny. Sierra Nevada-Great Valley Block Rescue Lineament-Bear Mountains fault...

began with the Permian-Triassic extinction event. The Sevier and Nevadan orogenies pushed up mountains to the west of New Mexico that produced a rain...

brought with them. The libertarian ethic appears in the opposition of most Nevadans to big government, big labor, and big business. Labor unions, especially...