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Geologic time scale My 600 My 65 My

AFRICA SOUTH AMERICA LAURENTIA ANTARCTICA TEXAS BALTICA RODINIA Late Neoproterozoic

AFRICA SOUTH AMERICA LAURENTIA ANTARCTICA TEXAS BALTICA PANNOTIA Early Cambrian

Geologic time scale My 600 My 65 My

Early Cambrian

Middle Cambrian

Late Cambrian

Early Ordovician

Middle Ordovician

 1999 UTIG Late Ordovician

 1999 UTIG Early Silurian

 1999 UTIG Early Silurian

 1999 UTIG Late Silurian

 1999 UTIG Early Devonian

 1999 UTIG Early Devonian

 1999 UTIG Middle Devonian

 1999 UTIG Middle Devonian

 1999 UTIG Middle Devonian

 1999 UTIG Late Devonian

 1999 UTIG Early Carboniferous

 1999 UTIG Early Carboniferous

 1999 UTIG Early Carboniferous

 1999 UTIG Late Carboniferous

 1999 UTIG Late Carboniferous

Geologic time scale My 600 My 65 My

 1999 UTIG Late Carboniferous

 1999 UTIG Late Carboniferous

 1999 UTIG Early Permian

 1999 UTIG Early Permian

 1999 UTIG Early Permian

 1999 UTIG Late Permian

 1999 UTIG Middle Triassic

 1999 UTIG Middle Triassic

 1999 UTIG Late Triassic

 1999 UTIG Late Triassic

 1999 UTIG Early Jurassic

 1999 UTIG Early Jurassic

 1999 UTIG Early Jurassic

 1999 UTIG Middle Jurassic

 1999 UTIG Middle Jurassic

 1999 UTIG Late Jurassic

 1999 UTIG Early Cretaceous

 1999 UTIG Early Cretaceous

 1999 UTIG Early Cretaceous

 1999 UTIG Early Cretaceous

 1999 UTIG Early Cretaceous

 1999 UTIG Late Cretaceous

 1999 UTIG Late Cretaceous

 1999 UTIG Late Cretaceous

 1999 UTIG Late Paleocene

 1999 UTIG Early Eocene

 1999 UTIG Middle Eocene

 1999 UTIG Early Oligocene

 1999 UTIG Early Miocene

 1999 UTIG Late Miocene

 1999 UTIG Present Day

From Texas to Antarctica By I.W.D. Dalziel, L.A. Lawver, M.F. Coffin, and L.M. Gahagan  1999, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics September 10, 1999

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Animation is shown in 10 million-year steps from 750 Ma to Present. The center of the view is 10  S, 60  W which keeps Texas in the field of view. Projection = Orthographic

We wish to thank the PLATES’ sponsors for their support: Conoco, Elf, Exxon, Norsk Hydro, and Statoil.

For more information, contact: Lisa M. Gahagan Institute for Geophysics 4412 Spicewood Springs Rd., Bldg. 600 Austin, TX