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How did erosion form mammoth cave?

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 ∙ 11y ago
Updated: 9/2/2023

Mammoth cave began forming about 10 million years ago when an ancient sea covering the central United States disappeared and erosional forces let cracks and holes expose the limestone that was beneath the sea. Rainwater began to get underground and hallowed out the cave.

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