Variscan/Hercynian orogeny
Age: | ~400 to ~280 Ma |
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Geologic Time: | Paleozoic |
Where: | Europe/North America |
The Variscan or Hercynian orogeny is a geologic mountain-building event caused by Late Paleozoic continental collision between Euramerica (Laurasia) and Gondwana to form the supercontinent of Pangaea.
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