Multiple Choice
The Permian-Triassic orogenic event that occurred with the collision of an island arc with the western margin of North America is called the:
A) Antler orogeny.
B) Cordilleran orogeny.
C) Sonoma orogeny.
D) Franciscan orogeny.
E) Western orogeny.
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