fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-28 months agoRoots of Mother Appalachiamander.xyzimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareClassy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoIsn’t Appalachia part of the Andes too, or are they unrelated?
minus-squareuniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months 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.
Isn’t Appalachia part of the Andes too, or are they unrelated?
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.