This animation shows the plate tectonic and paleogeographic evolution of the South America from 160 million years ago to the present-day. South America was created as a result of the breakup of the supercontinent of Pangea. South America rifted away from Africa (140 Ma). The last connection between South America and Africa was at ~105 million years ago. After that time the dinosaurs and other animals were no longer able to migrate between Africa and South America.
Please cite this animations as:
Scotese, C.R., and Scotese, J.D., 2006. Plate Tectonic Evolution of South America, PALEOMAP Project, Evanston, IL [ Ссылка ]
Prof. Christopher R. Scotese
Director, PALEOMAP Project
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APPS:
Free app - EarthViewer (Apple/Android) showing plate tectonic and paleogeographic evolution through time: [ Ссылка ]
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Cover Art
Ancient Earth: Breakup of Pangea
Thomas L. Moore
Category: Education
Updated: Mar 19, 2012
ALSO Ancient Earth Assembly of Pangea (200 Ma - 540 Ma) [ Ссылка ]
