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In the Triassic era, North America was part of Pangea, a supercontinent whose massive scale sparked extreme monsoons that oxidized ancient sediments into striking red rocks. These “red beds,” rich in iron minerals, are now visible in places like the Bighorn Basin, where folded rock formations tell the story of tectonic collisions and mountain-building…
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How Ancient Superstorms Painted the American West Red
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In the Triassic era, North America was part of Pangea, a supercontinent whose massive scale sparked extreme monsoons that oxidized ancient sediments into striking red rocks. These “red beds,” rich in iron minerals, are now visible in places like the Bighorn Basin, where folded rock formations tell the story of tectonic collisions and mountain-building…
