These disparate landmasses are thought to have become associated by the tectonic collisions that formed the supercontinent Rodinia, between 1300 to 1100 Ma.

Throughout the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras, the mostly low-lying Interior Plains region remained relatively unaffected by the mountain-building tectonic collisions occurring on the western and eastern margins of the continent.

Africa was heading north toward Europe, slowly closing the Tethys Ocean, and India began its migration to Asia that would lead to a tectonic collision and the formation of the Himalayas.

What we have here," said Angel, "is an ancient tectonic collision of massive proportions.

These conditions exist in the orogenic belts that result from either two continental tectonic collisions or from subduction zone accretion.

Accretionary wedges and accreted terranes are not equivalent to tectonic plates, but rather are associated with tectonic plates and accrete as a result of tectonic collision.

These were formed by the ongoing tectonic collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates.

This tectonic collision forced the basalt formations (and newer sedimentary rock formations that include marine terrace deposits) upward and created the coastal range.

The Siberian Altai represents the northern most region affected by the tectonic collision of India into Asia.

Britain has been baked, mashed by tectonic collisions, rent by volcanoes, smothered by serial ice ages and subject to swooshing changes of sea-level.