▲ 843 ▼ Roots of Mother Appalachia (mander.xyz) submitted 2 years ago* by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.cntraveler.com/story/appalachian-mountains-may-have-once-been-as-tall-as-the-himalayas
[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) What? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheScaryDoor@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.uh.edu/nsm/news-events/stories/2018/0723-geologic-history.php Basically sediment from the Appalachian region was deposited by ancient rivers and wind currents, with this sediment later being uplifted and then eroded to form the Rockies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago* Wild! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheScaryDoor@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.uh.edu/nsm/news-events/stories/2018/0723-geologic-history.php Basically sediment from the Appalachian region was deposited by ancient rivers and wind currents, with this sediment later being uplifted and then eroded to form the Rockies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago* Wild! permalink fedilink source parent
