Topic Palaeogeography
Palaeogeography Study of the geography of the Earth in ancient times Study Of the changing positions of the continents, mountains, and shallow-sea and deep-ocean basins. The continents move at rates of 2–10 cm/yr.
Changes in Earth
World-view Palaeogeography Late Precambrian, 650 million years ago
2. Early and middle Paleozoic, 545–360 Mya
3.Late Paleozoic, 360–245 Mya
4. Early Mesozoic, 245–144 Mya
5. Late Mesozoic, 144–66 Mya
6. Cenozoic Era, 66–0 Mya
Modern world
Modern world
The Future
The Future
Palaeogeography
References http://www.accessscience.com/content.asp x?searchStr=palaeogeography&id=483800 http://www.bbm.me.uk/portsdown/PH_065 _Palaeo.htm Ray, A.K. Fossils in Earth Sciences, p-p 353- 355, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi.