Laurentia
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Laurentia is an ancient Precambrian craton that forms the geological core of present-day North America and parts of Greenland and Scotland.
Aliases (4)
Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Columbia
→
Nuna → |
centeredOn |
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Columbia
→
Nuna → |
containsCraton |
|
Caledonian orogeny
→
Taconic orogeny ("Laurentia (ancient North America)") → |
continentInvolved |
|
Pannotia
→
|
brokeUpInto |
|
Avalonia microcontinent
→
|
collidedWith |
|
Pannotia
("Laurentian craton")
→
|
containedCraton |
|
Rodinia
("Laurentia craton")
→
|
contains |
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closure of Iapetus Ocean
→
|
involves |
|
Taconic orogeny
→
|
locatedIn |
|
Ordovician Period
→
|
majorContinent |
|
Acadian orogeny
→
|
orogenAssociatedWith |
|
Ordovician Period
("Laurentia near the equator")
→
|
paleogeography |
|
Ouachita orogeny
→
|
plateInvolved |