Toward the End of the Mesozoic Era, the ______Orogeny Formed

question 125

Multiple Choice

Toward the end of the Mesozoic era, the ______orogeny formed the southern ranges of the Rocky Mountains.

• A) Laramide
• B) Blount
• C) Coloradan
• D) Sevier

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