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The 13 pages that link to Iapetus Ocean, each with the reason it gives.

• SilurianRelated: Its closure accompanied continental collisions during the Silurian.

• Wilson cycleRelated: An ancient complete cycle read from rocks in Scotland and Appalachia.

• LaurentiaRelated: Its opening marked rifting along Laurentia’s eastern margin.

• North Atlantic OceanRelated: Its closure and the later breakup of Pangaea preceded the modern basin.

• Caledonian orogenyRelated: Its closure brought the continental blocks together and drove the orogeny.

• Appalachian orogenyRelated: Its closure brought the continental blocks and island arcs that collided along eastern Laurentia.

• AvaloniaRelated: Avalonia crossed this ocean as it moved toward Laurentia and Baltica.

• BalticaRelated: Its closure brought Baltica into collision with neighboring continents.

• PannotiaRelated: Its opening is linked to the dispersal of landmasses sometimes assigned to Pannotia.

• LaurussiaRelated: Its closure brought Laurentia and Baltica together.

• Rheic OceanRelated: Its closure preceded the Rheic Ocean's closure and helped assemble Laurussia.

• Geology of the AppalachiansRelated: Its closure preceded the collisions that built the Appalachian belt.