fold belt

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Foreland basins are not only related to volcanic ranges, but can form adjacent to fold belt mountains like the Canadian Rockies.

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At approximately 350 Ma, the part of Gondwana that is now Africa collided with the eastern coast of North America, thrusting volcanic islands and sedimentary layers far inland to become the Appalachian fold belt.

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At about the same time, a smaller continent, Pearya, collided with the north coast, creating the Innuitian fold belt.

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Which ancient continent collided with North America to form the Innuitian fold belt, and when did that take place?

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