fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-21 year agoRoots of Mother Appalachiamander.xyzimagemessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1844arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1833arrow-down1imageRoots of Mother Appalachiamander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square73fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareuniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoCompletely unrelated. North and south america wern’t attached when the appalachians were tall. The Andes are formed by an ocean plate (the Nazca plate) dragging as it is sucked under south america. They are tall, and still growing taller.
Completely unrelated. North and south america wern’t attached when the appalachians were tall. The Andes are formed by an ocean plate (the Nazca plate) dragging as it is sucked under south america. They are tall, and still growing taller.