Geologists like Émile Haug and Hans Stille saw the Caledonian orogeny as one of several episodic phases of mountain building that had occurred during Earth's history.
Os xeólogos Émile Haug e Hans Stille, entre outros, consideraban a oroxenia caledoniana como unha das varias fases episódicas de formación de montañas que ocorreran durante a historia da Terra.