Geology 12 - Historical Geology
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Late Paleozoic

Reading: Chapter 13 & a bit of Ch 12

Read the sections on the rocks (p.298-330); skip the section on life (we'll do this later): p. 330-345.

Background

Terms you should know:

cyclothem -
Appalachian orogeny-
Hercynian orogeny-
Tethys Sea-
Antler orogeny-

 

Key Concepts and Questions:

1. Eastern subduction boundary leading to collisions

Building Pangea:

 

 

 

2. Western Cordillera

Read the section on the Antler Orogeny on p. 295. On the facies map on p. 286 (Fig. 12.35), what type of tectonic basin is represented by:

 

On p. 311 (Fig. 13.16), what type of tectonic basin is represented by:

 

What kind of plate boundary is developing in the West during the Paleozoic?

 

3. Cratonic deposition

Late Paleozoic;

 

 

Assessment

1. Assembling Pangea

You should be able to:

2. Craton

You should be able to:

3. Western Cordillera

You should be able to: