Multiple Choice
Between the original Proterozoic rifting of Rodinia and the Late Paleozoic rifting of Pangaea, how much "real estate" was added to the North American continent?
A) the entire width of the Appalachian Orogen, St.Lawrence Seaway through Nova Scotia, 600-800 kilometres
B) everything from Ontario to Alberta
C) only Newfoundland and Labrador
D) the width of Iapetus Ocean, thousands of kilometres
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