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65 My. 600 My. 4600 My. Geologic time scale. http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/timescale/timescale.html. Late Neoproterozoic. RODINIA. ANTARCTICA. TEXAS. AFRICA. LAURENTIA. SOUTH AMERICA. BALTICA. Late Neoproterozoic. Late Neoproterozoic. Late Neoproterozoic. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Geologic time scale

http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/timescale/timescale.html

4600 My 600 My 65 My

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AFRICA

SOUTHAMERICA

LAURENTIA

ANTARCTICA

TEXAS

BALTICA

RODINIALate Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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Late Neoproterozoic

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AFRICA

SOUTHAMERICA

LAURENTIA

ANTARCTICA

TEXAS

BALTICA

PANNOTIAEarly Cambrian

Geologic time scale

http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/timescale/timescale.html

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Early Cambrian

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Early Cambrian

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Early Cambrian

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Early Cambrian

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Middle Cambrian

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Late Cambrian

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Early Ordovician

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Early Ordovician

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Early Ordovician

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Middle Ordovician

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Late Ordovician

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Early Silurian

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Early Silurian

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Late Silurian

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Early Devonian

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Early Devonian

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Middle Devonian

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Middle Devonian

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Middle Devonian

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Late Devonian

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Early Carboniferous

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Early Carboniferous

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Early Carboniferous

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Late Carboniferous

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Late Carboniferous

Geologic time scale

http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/timescale/timescale.html

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Late Carboniferous

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Late Carboniferous

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Early Permian

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Early Permian

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Early Permian

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Late Permian

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Middle Triassic

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Middle Triassic

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Late Triassic

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Late Triassic

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Early Jurassic

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Early Jurassic

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Early Jurassic

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Middle Jurassic

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Middle Jurassic

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Late Jurassic

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Early Cretaceous

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Early Cretaceous

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Early Cretaceous

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Early Cretaceous

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Early Cretaceous

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Late Cretaceous

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Late Cretaceous

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Late Cretaceous

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Late Paleocene

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Early Eocene

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Middle Eocene

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Early Oligocene

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Early Miocene

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Late Miocene

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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

To exit the slide presentation,enter ‘Esc.’

To see an explanatory textonce you’ve entered ‘Esc,’

under ‘View’ on the Menu Bar,select ‘Notes Page.’ You can then

scroll down through each slide.

To re-start the slide show, under ‘Slide Show’ on the Menu Bar,

select ‘View Show.’

Animation is shown in 10 million-year steps from 750 Ma to Present.

The center of the view is 10S, 60W which keeps Texas in the field of view.

Projection = Orthographic

We wish to thank the PLATES’ sponsorsfor their support:

Conoco, Elf, Exxon, Norsk Hydro, and Statoil.

For more information, contact:Lisa M. Gahagan

Institute for Geophysics4412 Spicewood Springs Rd., Bldg. 600

Austin, TX 78759

[email protected]