What Events Occurred in the Western U

question 16

Multiple Choice

What events occurred in the western U.S. during middle and late Paleozoic time?

• A) collisions with island arcs
• B) thrust faults
• C) formation of mountains called the Ancestral Rockies
• D) all of these

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