Laramide orogeny
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The Laramide orogeny was a major mountain-building event that occurred in western North America from the Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene, responsible for uplifting ranges such as the Rocky Mountains and parts of Alaska.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laramide orogeny canonical | 14 |
| Laramide uplifts | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T959568 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laramide orogeny Context triple: [Alaska Range, orogeny, Laramide orogeny]
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A.
Cordilleran orogeny
The Cordilleran orogeny was a long-lasting mountain-building event along western North America that created much of the modern Cordillera, including ranges such as the Rockies and the Peninsular Ranges.
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B.
Cascadian orogeny
The Cascadian orogeny is the long-lasting mountain-building episode responsible for forming the Cascade Range through subduction-related tectonic activity along western North America.
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C.
Alpine orogeny
The Alpine orogeny is a major mountain-building event that created the Alps and other ranges across southern Europe and parts of Asia through the collision of tectonic plates during the Cenozoic Era.
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D.
Acadian orogeny
The Acadian orogeny was a major Middle Paleozoic mountain-building event that significantly shaped the northern Appalachian Mountains through the collision of ancient landmasses.
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E.
Appalachian orogeny
The Appalachian orogeny was a series of ancient mountain-building events that formed the Appalachian Mountains through the collision of tectonic plates during the Paleozoic Era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laramide orogeny Target entity description: The Laramide orogeny was a major mountain-building event that occurred in western North America from the Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene, responsible for uplifting ranges such as the Rocky Mountains and parts of Alaska.
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A.
Cordilleran orogeny
The Cordilleran orogeny was a long-lasting mountain-building event along western North America that created much of the modern Cordillera, including ranges such as the Rockies and the Peninsular Ranges.
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B.
Cascadian orogeny
The Cascadian orogeny is the long-lasting mountain-building episode responsible for forming the Cascade Range through subduction-related tectonic activity along western North America.
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C.
Alpine orogeny
The Alpine orogeny is a major mountain-building event that created the Alps and other ranges across southern Europe and parts of Asia through the collision of tectonic plates during the Cenozoic Era.
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D.
Acadian orogeny
The Acadian orogeny was a major Middle Paleozoic mountain-building event that significantly shaped the northern Appalachian Mountains through the collision of ancient landmasses.
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E.
Appalachian orogeny
The Appalachian orogeny was a series of ancient mountain-building events that formed the Appalachian Mountains through the collision of tectonic plates during the Paleozoic Era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological event
ⓘ
mountain-building event ⓘ orogeny ⓘ |
| affectedRange |
Bighorn Mountains
ⓘ
Black Hills ⓘ Front Range of the Rocky Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Front Range
Laramie Range ⓘ Rocky Mountains ⓘ Uinta Mountains ⓘ Wind River Range ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Alaska
ⓘ
Alberta ⓘ British Columbia ⓘ Colorado ⓘ Montana ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Utah ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ |
| cause | subduction of the Farallon Plate beneath the North American Plate ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition |
earlier than Basin and Range extension
ⓘ
later than Sevier orogeny ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | early Paleogene ⓘ |
| field |
geology of North America
ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Cretaceous
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Paleogene ⓘ |
| influenced |
distribution of sedimentary basins in the western interior of North America
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hydrocarbon accumulation in the Rocky Mountain region ⓘ modern topography of the central and southern Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Laramie Range
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surface form:
Laramie Mountains
|
| process |
basin formation
ⓘ
crustal shortening ⓘ thick-skinned deformation ⓘ uplift ⓘ |
| region | western North America ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Sierra Nevada orogeny
ⓘ
surface form:
Nevadan orogeny
Sevier orogeny ⓘ |
| result |
development of foreland basins
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formation of intermontane basins ⓘ reactivation of basement faults ⓘ uplift of the Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| startTime | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | flat-slab subduction ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Laramide orogeny Description of subject: The Laramide orogeny was a major mountain-building event that occurred in western North America from the Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene, responsible for uplifting ranges such as the Rocky Mountains and parts of Alaska.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Laramide uplifts
this entity surface form:
Laramide uplifts