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Americas Collided Earlier Than Thought | Science News

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New geologic evidence reveals the Americas’ biggest tectonic collision happened earlier than thought—new magnetic fabric analysis of ancient Colombian volcanic rocks shows the most intense crustal crunching occurred during the Oligocene to middle Miocene, not when these rocks formed 12 to 6 million years ago. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/458a132bacf90aff

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