The Rocky Mountains Are in the Wrong Place
Mountain ranges usually don't form in the middle of continents. Except for the Rocky Mountains. We'll go into the baffling Laramide Orogeny and a few possible reasons why the Rockies might be in the wrong place. Hosted by: Stefan Chin ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: / scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Jaap Westera, Jason A Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jeremy Mattern, Kevin Bealer, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: / scishow Twitter: / scishow Instagram: / thescishow Facebook: / scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: http://neotectonics.seismo.unr.edu/0_... https://web.archive.org/web/200609222... https://www.usgs.gov/geology-and-ecol... https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news... https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://canadiangeographic.ca/article... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases... https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146... https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... http://historyoftheearthcalendar.blog... https://historyoftheearthcalendar.blo... Images https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vi... https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/il... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mo... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Se... https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/ph... https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/ph... https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/il... https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/ph... https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vi... https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vi... https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/... https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/ph... https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/ph... https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vi... https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vi...
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