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Baikalides
geological region, Asia
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Paleozoic formation in Asia
- In Asia: Paleozoic events in the Altaids
Its oldest part, the Baikalides, formed between about 850 and 570 million years ago along the southern periphery of the Angaran platform. A number of island arcs and microcontinents were accreted onto Angara along a suture containing ophiolitic remnants of old ocean floor.
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