Rich Stein (he/him)Dec 21
1.8 billion years of tectonic plates dance across Earth’s surface in a new animation
https://theconversation.com/witness-1-8-billion-years-of-tectonic-plates-dance-across-earths-surface-in-a-new-animation-238209 v @TheConversationUS
#geology #PlateTectonics #Earth #Pangaea #Gondwana #Rodinia #Nuna
Witness 1.8 billion years of tectonic plates dance across Earth’s surface in a new animation

The first time Earth’s geologic record – information found inside rocks – has been used to create an animation of this kind.

The Conversation
💧🌏 Greg CocksSep 6, 2024
Witness 1.8 Billion Years Of Tectonic Plates Dance Across Earth’s Surface In A New Animation
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https://theconversation.com/witness-1-8-billion-years-of-tectonic-plates-dance-across-earths-surface-in-a-new-animation-238209 <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2024.101922 <-- shared paper
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https://youtu.be/_LJG68AmZxI?si=BBBDZg8Qn7DPy2WV <-- shared animation
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #geology #structuralgeology #global #earth #tectonics #tectonicplates #platetectonics #Gondwana #continents #spatiotemporal #Pangaea #Rodinia #Nuna #supercontinent #animation #video #reconstruction
Witness 1.8 billion years of tectonic plates dance across Earth’s surface in a new animation

The first time Earth’s geologic record – information found inside rocks – has been used to create an animation of this kind.

The Conversation
Matt WillemsenJan 16, 2024
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/columbia-rodinia-and-pangaea-a-history-of-earths-supercontinents #geology #paleohistory #supercontinents #tectonics #Columbia #Nuna #Rodinia #Pangaea #Gondwana #Pannotia
Columbia, Rodinia and Pangaea: A history of Earth's supercontinents

Scientists have identified three definitive supercontinents in Earth's history and predict the landmasses we live on today will come together again in the future.

Live Science
VICE NewsJan 27, 2022
A Billion Years of Time Are Mysteriously Missing. Scientists Think They Know Why. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxdzzb/a-billion-years-of-time-are-mysteriously-missing-scientists-think-they-know-why #Vice #RSS #News #Bot #GreatUnconformity #supercontinent #Saskatchewan #tech-science #Minnesota #Dartmouth #Abstract #missing #geology #Rodinia #Strata #rocks
A Billion Years of Time Are Mysteriously Missing. Scientists Think They Know Why.

The Great Unconformity has baffled geologists for a century. New research points to glaciers being the culprit.