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. The late Paleozoic mountains collapsed as rifting in the Jurassic period began to open the Gulf of Mexico Pangea began to break up in the Triassic but seafloor spreading to form the Gulf of Mexico occurred only in the mid and late Jurassic the shoreline shifted again to the eastern margin of the state and the Gulf of Mexico passive margin began to form Today 9 to 12 miles (14 to 19 km) of sediments are buried beneath the Texas continental shelf and a large proportion of remaining US oil reserves are here At the start of its formation the incipient Gulf of Mexico basin was restricted and seawater often evaporated completely to form thick evaporite deposits of Jurassic age These salt deposits formed salt dome diapirs and are found in East Texas along the Gulf coast. . 8.2 Mass transit Allies close in (1944) See also: Former professional sports teams in Houston. The Offshore Technology Conference held yearly in Houston presents the latest exploration and development technology in the energy industry to more than 50,000 attendees.

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