The late Paleozoic Hercynian orogen is an event related to the____________.
A) uplift of the modern Rocky Mountains
B) uplift of the Ancestral Rockies
C) assembly of the supercontinent Pangaea
D) assembly of the supercontinent Rodinia

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The Hercynian orogen is also known as the Variscan orogen and was a major episode of mountain building that occurred during the late Paleozoic era. It was related to the assembly of the supercontinent Pangaea, which was formed by the collision of several smaller continents, including Laurentia, Baltica, and Gondwana. The uplift of the Rocky Mountains (A) and Ancestral Rockies (B) occurred much later, during the Cenozoic era, and were related to different tectonic events. The assembly of the supercontinent Rodinia (D) occurred much earlier, during the Neoproterozoic era, and was also unrelated to the Hercynian orogen.

The Late Paleozoic Hercynian Orogen Is an Event Related to The____________