Dating The Andes

So how old is a mountain? How would you go about finding out? The age of the Andes in South America is interesting to scientists in lots of ways. Biologists could use the date to figure out speciation events, and geologists want to know about the seismic activity in the region.

Scientists have looked at isotopes in soil to determine the age of the mountain chain. However recent research casts doubt on that estimate.

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