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Tectonic Evolution of the Arctic
Region Since the Ordovician
By
L.A. Lawver,
L.M. Gahagan,
and D.A. Campbell
2000, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics
July 9, 2000
The following animation
is an abbreviated version,
showing reconstructions
every 50 million years.
The original animation shows
reconstructions from 450 to 0 Ma,
every 1 million years.
Ordovician
Late Caradoc
PLATES
2000 UTIG
Devonian
Late Praghian
PLATES
2000 UTIG
Carboniferous
Tournaisian
PLATES
2000 UTIG
Carboniferous
Kasimovian
PLATES
2000 UTIG
Permian
Tatarian
PLATES
2000 UTIG
Jurassic
Early Sinemurian
PLATES
2000 UTIG
Jurassic
Kimmeridgian
PLATES
2000 UTIG
Cretaceous
Late Albian
PLATES
2000 UTIG
Paleogene
Late Ypresian
PLATES
2000 UTIG
Quaternary
PLATES
2000 UTIG
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
University of Texas at Austin
[email protected]