Talk:Orogeny
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This seems to be a rather poorly written intro to a list of orogenies. Maybe some sort of merge with Continental collision which is much more informative and better written would be in order. Maybe not all of the orogenies listed are true continental collisions - for example the Andean Orogeny, but most are. Rename this as List of orogenies and then rename Continental collision as Orogeny? Any thoughts on the idea? Vsmith 03:35, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
I agree that the whole article is just a preface to a list. I don't think that it should be merged with continental collision because the bulk of orogenic activity is linked to plain old subduction. The fact is, this list is incomplete, ad the over-representation of continental collisions reflects the whole geology of continental crust; it's much more likely to preserve collisional sutures than fragile fold belts created in suprasubduction environments.
I'll get round to this one soon. I even have a whole book devoted to orogeny, with the whole historical perspective from the "Jaws of a Vice" theory, to cooling earth theory, etc, right up to plate tectonics. Rolinator 14:29, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Missing article
In case anyone is interested in tackling it, I thought I'd mention Hudsonian Orogeny is listed on Wikipedia:WikiProject_Missing_encyclopedic_articles/Hot/H5. Thanks! :) jengod 07:27, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] "...coupled with study of flora and fauna"
Shouldn't this read " coupled with study of the distribution of flora and fauna, or biogeography" ? --Wetman 08:06, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
