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Alpine orogeny

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Alpine orogeny

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Also known as Alpide orogeny

orogenic phase in the Late Mesozoic (Eoalpine) and the current Cenozoic that has formed the mountain ranges of the Alpide belt

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Tectonic map of southern Europe and the Middle East, showing tectonic structures of the western Alpide mountain belt Eurasian Plate

The Alpine orogeny, sometimes referred to as the Alpide orogeny, is an orogenic phase in the Late Mesozoic and the current Cenozoic which has formed the mountain ranges of the Alpide belt.

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