This animation illustrates the plate tectonic and paleogeographic development of the Earth during the last 540 million years. Dark blue areas are deep ocean. Light blue areas are shallow seas covering the continents. Green areas are land. Mountains are colored tan and brown. The dashed, white line is the Equator. A clock in the upper right-hand part of the screen marks time in millions of years.

The plate tectonic model was developed by the PALEOMAP Project. The changing topography and bathymetry is based on an evolving digital elevation model for the oceans and continents. Notice how the seas flood onto the continents and the mountains grow and erode through time.

Hold on to your hat! It all goes by very quickly!!

Please refer to this video as:

Scotese, C.R., 2008. Plate Tectonics & Paleogeography: Present-day to 540 Million Years Ago, PALEOMAP Project Animation, [ Ссылка ]

Prof. Christopher R. Scotese
Director, PALEOMAP Project
134 Dodge, Evanston Illinois 60202
817 914 7090 (cell)

For more information about the research, publications, and animations of C.R. Scotese, see the links below:

Download complimentary copies (pdfs) of Scotese publications, visit: [ Ссылка ]
or [ Ссылка ]

View Scotese animations at: [ Ссылка ]

View interview of Professor Scotese: [ Ссылка ]

for more information about the PALEOMAP Project
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or www.scotese.com

APPS:

Free app - EarthViewer (Apple/Android) showing plate tectonic and paleogeographic evolution through time: [ Ссылка ]

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