The orogenic event of the North American Cordillera, which began in the Late Cretaceous and extended into the Cenozoic, is the:
A) Laramide orogeny.
B) Sevier orogeny.
C) Nevadan orogeny.
D) Antler orogeny.
E) Appalachian orogeny.
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