Fuck_You_Alls t1_jdema3o wrote
Reply to comment by kvetcha-rdt in TIL of the Central Pangean Mountains - at its greatest elevation was comparable to the Himalayas. It's remnants include the Appalachians mountains in North America, Atlas range in Africa and the Caledonites in Europe. by wrxie
Dos that mean at one point they looked like the rocky mountains and they just eroded? I always thought the Appalachians formed differently.
kvetcha-rdt t1_jdeo77f wrote
Yes, at one point they were much like the Rocky Mountains and have essentially eroded into nubs. They are incredibly old.
Fuck_You_Alls t1_jdeof9r wrote
That is mind blowing to me.
SteamworksMLP t1_jdfi214 wrote
480 million years old. That makes them about twice as old as the oldest dinosaurs.
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