Kanimblan orogeny

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Early Carboniferous Epoch

Kanimblan orogeny, a mountain-building event in eastern Australia toward the end of Early Carboniferous time (about 318 million years ago). Uplift and deformation occurred in a wide belt extending from Tasmania to Cape York. The Kanimblan was the most severe orogenic episode to affect the Tasman Geosyncline.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy.