When the work of the geologist is finished and his final comprehensive report is written, the longest and most important chapter will be upon the latest and shortest of the geological chapters.
- Grove Karl Gilbert
There rolls the deep where grew the tree.
Oh Earth, what changes hast thou seen!
- Tennyson
Mountains that formed in the late Mesozoic and Cenozoic
PyrennesOther events of Cenozoic
Appinnines
Alps
Mountains of norther Greece, Yugoslovia
Atlas
Mountains of Afghanistan, Pakistan
Himilayas (india and Nepal)
Cascades
Andes
Rockies
Uplift of northern Arizona (Grand Canyon area)
Columbian Plateau / flood basalts
Yellowstone National Park area (caldera)
Mississippi river delta
Oil fields of Gulf Coast area
Useful links:
Earth Science Picture of the Day
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