The Files below show simple, restored cross sections of one or more stages of selected North American orogenies. Only major structures, elements, and igneous and sedimentary units are shown.

• Wopmay orogeny
• Taconic orogeny
• Acadian orogeny
• Alleghanian orogeny
• Palisades orogeny
• Antler orogeny
• Ancestral Rockies orogeny
• Sonoman orogeny
• Sevier orogeny
• Laramide orogeny

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