Multiple Choice
The three phases of the Cordilleran orogeny are, from oldest to youngest, ____.
A) Laramide, Sevier, and Nevadan
B) Sevier, Laramide, and Nevadan
C) Sonoma , Sevier, and Laramide
D) Nevadan, Sevier, and Laramide
E) Sevier, Nevadan, and Laramide
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