1. Opening of the Indian Ocean By L.A. Lawver, M.F. Coffin, L.M. Gahagan, D.A. Campbell, and J.-Y. Royer  2000, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics August 10, 2000

3. The following animation is an abbreviated version, showing reconstructions every 30 million years. The original animation shows reconstructions from 200 to 0 Ma, every 1 million years.

4. P LATES  2000 UTIG Jurassic Late Toarcian

5. P LATES  2000 UTIG Jurassic Kimmeridgian

6. P LATES  2000 UTIG Cretaceous Early Aptian

7. P LATES  2000 UTIG Cretaceous Turonian

8. P LATES  2000 UTIG Paleogene Early Selandian

9. P LATES  2000 UTIG Paleogene Late Rupelian

10. P LATES  2000 UTIG Quaternary

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12. For more information, contact: Lisa M. Gahagan Institute for Geophysics 4412 Spicewood Springs Rd., Bldg. 600 Austin, TX 78759 plates@ig.utexas.edu