1. Palaeogeography - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Palaeogeography (sometimes spelled paleogeography) is the study of the ancient Paleogeographic analysis is used in the detailed study of sedimentary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeogeography

Palaeogeography From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Palaeogeography (sometimes spelled paleogeography ) is the study of the ancient geologic environments of the Earth 's surface as preserved in the stratigraphic record. Paleogeographic analysis is used in the detailed study of sedimentary basins in petroleum geology . Paleogeographers also study the sedimentary environment associated with fossils to aid in the understanding of evolutionary development of extinct species. The reconstructions of prehistoric continents and oceans depends on paleogeographic evidence. Thus paleogeography provided critical evidence for the development of continental drift and current plate tectonic theories. For example, knowledge of the shape and latitudinal location of supercontinents such as Pangaea and ancient oceans such as Panthalassa result from paleogeographic studies. edit See also Plate tectonics : Behavior of plates covering the surface of the Earth Paleontology : Study of ancient life, often involving fossils and pollen ( palynology Paleoclimatology : Study of ancient climates.

2. Palaeos Earth: Geography: Paleogeography paleogeography. Fossil magnetism in rocks is misaligned with the Earth s present magnetic field, and shows that the continents have moved; it indicates the http://www.palaeos.com/Earth/Geography/palaeogeography.htm

Palæos: Geography / Palaeogeography THE EARTH Paleogeography Page Back Unit Home Page Next Page Down Unit Down Earth Index Unit Home Geography Palaeogeography Continents Paleogeography Paleogeography . Fossil magnetism in rocks is misaligned with the Earth's present magnetic field, and shows that the continents have moved; it indicates the orientation and latitude of a continent at the time when the rocks were formed. This is the primary source of information about the past locations of continents, but it gives no indication of longitude. Good evidence of recent movements comes from the growth of ocean floors. Traces of ancient oceans, found among mountains, announce that different pieces of present continents were formerly separated, while evidence of rifting along shore-lines indicates that continents have split asunder. Edges can be put together again by computer programs that reconcile the coarse shapes of continents with the precise geometry of motions on a sphere, to obtain best fit... The continents can, though, be dismembered into microcontinents, and maps adjusted by evidence of connections and splits between organisms, climate as indicated by characteristic rocks (e.g., coal, or fossil sand dunes), and geological activity. Global patterns of climate and ocean circulation can be inferred...Continental arrangements before 6oo My ago are hazy and controversial, although the existence of earlier supercontinents [similar to Pangea ] is presumed Nigel Calder

3. Atlantis And Paleogeography Physical Geographer Dr. Ulf Erlingsson puts Plato s tale into the perspective of our modern knowledge of paleogeography, natural disasters, and sustainable http://atlantisinireland.com/

Atlantis and Paleogeography Website Home Forum Paleogeography Introduction Sea-Level Change Scandinavian QTVR Captured Ice Shelf Tradition Plato's Atlantis The Atlantis Myth Essay on Myth Sustainability Quantification Catastrophes Multimedia Documentary Book teaser Tara QTVR Fourknocks QTVR Haväng QTVR The Book Contents Foreword Presentation Author Bio Errata På svenska Genmäle Paleogeografi DNA-studie Ditto in transl. Hållbarhetsindex Diskussion Links Links Press Why Atlantis? Atlantis is a place Plato described in Timaios and Kritias as an example in a discourse on how society could be organized. This website accompanies the book on the right, but also contains much other material especially in Swedish (book-length treatises on European DNA and paleogeography). This site deals with two issues relating to Plato's Atlantis: 1. The topos of Atlantis: what, if anything, did he base it on? 2. The lesson of Atlantis: what, if anything, can we learn from this? While the second issue is surely the more interesting one, one can not approach it without first dealing with the first. The approach used by self-proclaimed "sceptics" is to instead pose the question if Atlantis is fact or fiction, and reply that it is fiction. However, that is a false dilemma : the reply is given beforehand by the nature of the question.

4. Paleogeography We can reconstruct the paleogeography of the Earth best for the Late Proterozoic to the Cenozoic because we can reconstruct the plate motions reasonably http://www.geology.wisc.edu/courses/g109/Additional/paleogeography.htm

Geology 109: Geology of the National Parks Main Page Lectures Reading Discussions ... WUSA Plates Paleogeography Evolution of Life Geologic Maps Introduction: The paleogeography of North America in the Cambrian was similar to that in the Late Proterozoic, where much of the continent was flooded by a large inland sea. Clearly this indicates a lack of orogenic (mountain-building) activity, indicating that most of the margins of North America were passive continental margins. Such an environment was common on many continents in the late Precambrian, and were ideal conditions to foster an explosion of complex, hard-shelled life. Note that North America was at the equator at this time, and rotated 90 degrees clockwise relative to its position today. The paleogeography of the Ordovician in the west and middle parts of the U.S. were similar to that of the Cambrian, where a shallow inland sea existed. However, in the east (Appalachian region), the first of the three Paleozoic orogenies of the east coast occurred, the Taconic Orogeny, which produced a very large mountain range along the eastern margin of North America - this was the location of the active plate boundary for the rest of the Paleozoic. The paleogeography of the Silurian continued the a) active plate boundary along the east coast (note the trench location), and b) the shallow inland sea nature of the middle and western parts of the U.S. Note how North America has now rotated CCW about 45 degrees since the Cambrian, but that it is still located on the equator.

5. UCMP Glossary: Paleogeography paleogeography. Phylogenetics Geology Biochemistry Cell biology Ecology Life history Zoology Botany paleogeography . Avalonia n. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary_9.html

UCMP Glossary : Paleogeography Phylogenetics Geology Biochemistry Cell biology ... Botany Paleogeography Avalonia n. A separate plate in the Early Paleozoic consisting of much of Northern Europe, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and some coastal parts of New England. Baltica n. A separate continental plate of the Early Paleozoic composed of the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, European Russia and Central Europe; named for the Baltic Sea. Bering Land Bridge n. The vast tundra plain that was exposed between Asia and North America during the Last Glacial Maximum, about 21,000 years ago; it served as a migration route for people, animals, and plants. Also known as Beringia Cathaysian terranes n. A set of small landmasses that developed in tropical to subtropical latitudes on the eastern side of Pangea during the Permian and Triassic, includes modern North China (Sino-Korea), South China (Yangtze), Eastern Qiangtang, Tarim, and Indochina. Cimmerian terranes n. An archipelago of small landmasses that developed in tropical and subtropical latitudes on the eastern side of Pangea during the Triassic, blocks that comprised it include modern Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Tibet, and Malaysia; also called Cimmeria Congo craton n. A separate continental plate that rifted from the supercontinent Rodinia in the Late Precambrian; contained a large part of north-central Africa.

6. Paleogeography -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on paleogeography the ancient geography of Earth s surface. Earth s geography is constantly changing continents http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9058079/paleogeography

document.writeln(''); document.writeln('Initializing application...'); Username Password Remember me Forgot your password? Browse Shop Log In Search Site: paleogeography also spelled palaeogeography, Main the ancient geography of Earth continents move as a result of plate tectonic interactions; mountain ranges are thrust up and erode; and sea levels rise and fall as the volume of the ocean basins change. These geographic changes can be traced through the study of the rock and fossil record, and data can be used to create paleogeographic maps, which illustrate how the continents have moved and how the past locations of mountains, lowlands, shallow seas, and deep ocean basins have changed. Citations MLA Style: paleogeography http://www.britannica.com/bps/topic/439468/paleogeography APA Style: paleogeography . (2008). In http://www.britannica.com/bps/topic/439468/paleogeography paleogeography Link to this article and share the full text with the readers of your Web site or blog-post. If you think a reference to this article on "paleogeography" will enhance your Web site, blog-post, or any other web-content, then feel free to link to this article, and your readers will gain full access to the full article, even if they do not subscribe to our service.

7. Nearctica - Paleontology - Paleogeography And Plate Tectonics Paleogeographic Atlas Project Home Page. David Rowley. For more than twenty years, the scientists at the University of Chicago s Paleogeographic Atlas http://www.nearctica.com/paleo/tectonic.htm

Paleogeography and Plate Tectonics Special Segments Butterflies of North America Conifers of North America Eastern Birds List of N.A. Insects Home Eastern Wildflowers General Topics Natural History Ecology Family Environment Evolution Home Education Home Conservation Geophysics Paleontology Commercial Organizations ALFRED WEGENER Father of Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Books about Fossils and Paleontology Global Earth History . Ron Blakey. This wonderful site has a series of plate tectonics reconstructions of the Earth from the Cambrian to the present. The maps illustrate the positions of continents during each geological periods and the major tectonic features. Each period is accompanied by a short description. A great resource. Paleogeographic Atlas Project Home Page . David Rowley. For more than twenty years, the scientists at the University of Chicago's Paleogeographic Atlas Project have been plotting the evolution of the geologic features of the world: the drifting of continents, the formation and destruction of mountains, and the widening of ocean basins. This site has some of the graphical results of this research including both global maps and animations. You might want to visit this site late at night because the pictures are large. But the many of the pictures are very, very nice. Studies in Geophysics. Active Tectonics

8. Trilobite Paleogeography paleogeography offers some of the same approach, but must take into account the fact of plate tectonics, and the changing of continental and ocean basin http://www.trilobites.info/trilopaleogeo.htm

Trilobite Paleogeography last revised 02 April 2008 by S. M. Gon III Biogeography involves the mapping and study of the patterns of distribution of organisms within and between the world's regions. The biogeography of plants and animals reflects their ecological requirements and the habitat niches they occupy. Some species are widespread, while others are restricted to certain regions of the globe. Paleogeography offers some of the same approach, but must take into account the fact of plate tectonics, and the changing of continental and ocean basin patterns over the course of hundreds of millions of years. The paleogeography of trilobites is particularly important because they were extremely diverse, were distributed all over the globe, and offer much insight on paleoenvironments and biostratigraphy Trilobites occupied marine environments from tropical equatorial to polar paleolatitudes. Some families of trilobites were narrow in their requirements. For example, the family Bathyuridae (Proetida:Bathyuroidea) was found only in paleoequatorial regions. Trilobite marine niches ranged from intertidal and nearshore to deep continental slopes. Because there was very significant continental movement during the Paleozoic Era, with continents drifting apart, as well as converging and joining, the distribution and evolution of trilobites over the nearly 300 million years of their existence reflects a complex paleogeography. For example, the locations of two famous trilobite-bearing sites Burgess Shale (Canada) and

9. Paleogeography This page was written by Jen Aschoff as part of the DLESE Community Services Project Integrating Research in Education. Sand dunes in Death Valley. http://serc.carleton.edu/research_education/cretaceous/paleogeography.html

@import "/styles/layout_cutting_edge.css"; @import "/styles/base.css"; @import "/styles/cretaceous_look.css"; @import "/scripts/dojo-release-1.1.0/dojo/resources/dojo.css" All Things Cretaceous: A Digital Resource Collection for Teaching and Learning Integrating Research and Education Cretaceous Key Topics Cretaceous Paleogeography This page was written by Jen Aschoff as part of the DLESE Community Services Project: Integrating Research in Education Sand dunes in Death Valley. Photo by Paul Stone, USGS. Details You can also browse all Cretaceous topics. Plate Reconstructions and Continent Configurations Resources containing a variety of paleogeographic maps and information about North American Cretaceous paleogeography. Show me information about Cretaceous plate configurations Hide Cretaceous Paleogeography of the Southwestern U.S.. The complex tectonic evolution of southwestern US is explained with these detailed paleogeographic maps of this region. Significant geologic features such as the Cordilleran volcanic arc, the Cordilleran fold and thrust belt, incipient Laramide uplifts, foreland basin and Western Interior seaway are depicted in this series of maps. Discussions of important geologic features, concepts and the tectonic evolution of the southwestern US during the Cretaceous accompany the maps. more info Geology Fieldnotes: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.

10. The Paleogeographic Atlas Project, University Of Chicago, Global Paleogeography, We study global paleogeography and paleoclimates sediments, fossil plants and detailed paleogeographic maps enable evaluations of paleoclimate, http://www.geo.arizona.edu/~rees/PGAPhome.html

PGAP Activities Permian Jurassic Movies, Slideshows and Maps ... Links THE PALEOGEOGRAPHIC ATLAS PROJECT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO About the Atlas Project We interpret paleogeography broadly to include all aspects of map reconstruction from paleo-continental orientations and tectonic considerations to the delineation of past topographic or bathymetric contours and the compilation of lithofacies data. In addition we use the reconstructions as base information for studies of past fossil distributions, and for climatic or oceanographic patterns as determined from the fossils, the sediments and from computer modeling studies. Our team has worked since the plate tectonic paradigm was introduced to compile information mainly from the literature on all aspects of global paleogeography. Moreover, we have pioneered the application of computer technology to paleogeographic map-making. click on image to enlarge The Paleogeographic Atlas Project in 2001 PGAP Publications (with links to abstracts) Jurassic slideshow sampler ( QuickTime ... Paleogeographic Maps (downloadable pdf files) Animations Successive paleogeographic maps often look very similar, just because continents move slowly in geologic time, mountains are uplifted gradually and shorelines generally do not advance or retreat significantly when viewed on a world scale. Animations are therefore necessary to bring out these subtle changes, and computer graphics are ideal for this purpose. Animations showing the general flow of the continental blocks through long intervals of geologic time are straightforward because the paleomagnetic information on the latitude and orientation of plates is reasonably well understood. Detailed paleogeographic maps, showing paleo-shorelines, and other paleogeographic contours are more problematic since depicting these accurately on closely spaced time steps is tedious and fraught with uncertainty. Nonetheless we have prepared a number of animations based on our detailed paleogeographic maps, and more are planned.

11. Paleogeography Early Triassic paleogeography, Southwestern US (240 Ma). A broad fluvial and shallow marine depositional system (the Moenkopi Formation) covers much of the http://thenaturalamerican.com/paleogeography.htm

Home Paleogeography of the Southwest Paleozoic The Age of Fishes Most of Arizona is underwater. Thick layers of limestone, sandstone and mudstone are developing as the ancient seas invade and recede. Pennsylvanian Period. 280 million years ago. Pangea, a consolidated landmass of all the continents as we know them today, is intact. Sedona Red Rocks are a result of Paleozoic geology. The iron oxides have leached from the volcanic layers into the sandstone, mudstone and limestone layers creating soft reds, pinks and peach colored layers below. Permian: This is the period of the Great Extinction. 90% of all life on Earth died during the final transition. The Atlantic Ocean is being "born" as the tectonic plates rotate, dramatically changing the climate. Arizona is about 14 degrees south of the equator at this point. Stand on the floor of Monument Valley and you'll be in touch with the Permian layer. Huge sand dunes form at the seas edge. Today, the remnants are the mesas, buttes and spires. Kaibab limestone deposits are forming in the northwest quadrant of Arizona, Utah, and southeast Wyoming.

12. Paleogeography - Definition From The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Definition of paleogeography from the MerriamWebster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paleogeography

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13. Neoproterozoic Paleogeography And Global Climate SWEAT And The A paleogeographic model for Vendian and Cambrian time. In J.W. Schopf and C. Klein, eds., The Proterozoic Biosphere A Multidisciplinary Study. http://www.gps.caltech.edu/MagLab/proj_dave.html

Neoproterozoic Paleogeography and Global Climate: SWEAT and the Snowball Earth? Dave Evans and Joe Kirschvink Since Eldridge Moores (1991) proposed the "SWEAT" hypothesisthat Antarctica was the Neoproterozoic conjugate rift margin to western North Americamany continental reconstructions for Late Proterozoic time have been proposed (Hoffman, 1991; Kirschvink, 1992a; McKerrow et al., 1992; Dalziel, 1992; Dalziel et al., 1994). Some models (e.g., those by Hoffman and Dalziel) rely heavily on pre-existing tectonic units, such as the ~1-Ga "Grenvillian" orogenic belts, as "piercing points" between reconstructed continental margins. In addition, two unpaired passive margins of the same age (in this case Vendian-Cambrian) can be rejoined to a supposed pre-rift state. Unfortunately, the solutions to this problem are non-unique; if a Late Proterozoic supercontinent (Rodinia) existed as many now suspect, we should find many penecontemporaneous orogenic belts contributing to its formation and many similarly-aged passive margins resulting from its demise. Paleomagnetism and geochronometry of Neoproterozoic rocks can position the continents to within about +/-5° latitude and +/-10 Ma. Many rocks of this age seem well enough preserved to retain primary magnetization. At present, however, most Precambrian paleomagnetic studies have not proven that magnetizations are primary, i.e., the same age as the rock; and some Late Proterozoic continental blocks (e.g., Rio de la Plata craton) have not been sampled at all (Van der Voo, 1993). Broadening the paleomagnetic database with "anchor" paleopoles from various cratons is now the most efficient step toward reconstructing the Neoproterozoic world.

14. Spreadsheetsgis - Global Paleogeography Global Paleogeographic Views of Earth History Late Precambrian to Recent The globes presented in this series show how Earth may have appeared over the http://spreadsheetsgis.googlepages.com/paleoglobe

Table of Contents Global Paleogeography Global Paleogeographic views. Time animation. Global Paleogeographic Views of Earth History - Late Precambrian to Recent The globes presented in this series show how Earth may have appeared over the last 600 million years (Ma). Credits: Dr. Ron Blakey Professor of Geology Editgrid XML+XSL Innovations (for me): liststyle, large symbols, calculacion of colors, structure of kml. I set animation speed = Slower, repeat mode = Bounce. Download KML: Network link Forums: GEC Editgrid EditGrid Spreadsheet by user/valery35 Spreadsheet     / Paleoglobe (View Only) Open Properties View Auto Saved Close Powered by EditGrid Terms Please save your spreadsheet. Spreadsheet Name Permission Type Private Public Read-only Public Read and Write Spreadsheets Templates Home GPlanet blog software Solutions AERONET La Jolla Path calculator Fire maps Birds fly ... Earth observatory Open source code project. Thanks to Editgrid team! We use XSLT and KML content. Page 1 / 1 Hide Images

15. JSTOR Porcupines, Paleogeography, And Parallelism PORCUPINES, paleogeography, AND PARALLELISM ~ ALBERT E. WOOD Biology Department, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. Received November 25, 1949 INTRODUCTION One http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0014-3820(195003)4:1<87:PPAP>2.0.CO;2-C

16. The EUCOR-URGENT Project - Paper And Color Figs Of IJES Paleogeography Paper By Paper and Color figs of IJES paleogeography paper by J.P. Berger et al paleogeography of the Upper Rhine Graben (URG) and the Swiss Molasse Basin (SMB) http://comp1.geol.unibas.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=

17. Paleontology, Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology (Paleontological Society) 830 AM1210 PM, Hotel NH Krystal Mismaloya. Paleontology, paleogeography, Paleoclimatology (Paleontological Society). Ralph Hitz, Presiding http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003CD/finalprogram/session_9169.htm

Session No. 30 Thursday, April 3, 2003 8:30 AM-12:10 PM, Hotel NH Krystal: Mismaloya Paleontology, Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology (Paleontological Society) Ralph Hitz, Presiding Paper # Start Time 8:30 AM Introductory Remarks 8:35 AM PALEOCLIMATIC IMPLICATIONS OF FOSSILIFEROUS LATE QUATERNARY EOLIAN AND FLUVIO-LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS, SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON : SPENCER, Patrick K., Geology Department, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362-2067, spencerp@whitman.edu. 8:55 AM WIDESPREAD DETRIMENTAL OCEANIC CONDITIONS ALONG THE WESTERN MARGIN OF NORTH AMERICA DURING THE EARLY TRIASSIC: ANOXIA WITHOUT BORDERS : WOODS, Adam D., Department of Physical Sciences, Santa Ana College, 1530 West 17th St, Santa Ana, CA 92706, woods_adam@rsccd.org. 9:15 AM PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE FOSSIL DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS OF THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN: EXPANDING THE FOSSIL RECORD OF THE GENUS RANINA : NYBORG, Torrey G. , GARIBAY_ROMERO, Luis M. , VEGA, Francisco J. , and FAM, John , (1) Natural Sciences Department, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA 92350, tnyborg06g@ns.llu.edu, (2) Instituto de Geologia, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, D. F. 04510, Mexico, (3) 1404-1199 Eastwood St, Coquitlam, BC, V3B-7W7, Canada 9:35 AM DUAL ORIGIN FOR AUSTRALIA'S PLEISTOCENE REPTILIAN FAUNA: EVIDENCE FOR A LATE CRETACEOUS DISPERSAL FROM ANTARCTICA : CASE, Judd A., Dept. of Biology, Saint Mary's College of California, P.O. Box 4507, Moraga, CA 94575, jcase@stmarys-ca.edu, CASE, Dana A., Concord High School, Concord, CA 94520, MARTIN, James E., Museum of Geology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, and MEREDITH, Robert, Dept. of Biology, Univ of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521

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19. Paleozoic Paleogeography Movie The western U.S. images have two flavors a paleogeographic image, and a structural elements image. There is some text for each image at the NAU site. http://www.colorado.edu/GeolSci/Resources/PzPaleoMovie.html

NAU Paleozoic Paleogeography images The set of images loading below totals 3 Mb (but then you'll have the whole Paleozoic). This uses Shockwave 7.0; your browser will alert you if you need to update (it is possible that one of the computer room computers will not allow you to update shockwave; then you'll want to go to the original source at Northern Arizona University) These images were made by Ronald Blakely NAU site . Organization of the images into this "movie" was done here at CU. To navigate, click on the main image to go forward in time. To see the associated western U.S. image from the global map, click on the "WUS" in the lower right corner. To see the associated global image from the western U.S. image, click on the mini-globe in the lower right. To go back one image, click on the back arrow.

20. Ancient Ireland - Prehistory, Archaeology, Paleogeography, Geology PreHistory + paleogeography + Archaeology Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages A collection of findings from Archaeology, Geology and other scientific endeavor. http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/neolithic.htm

PreHistory + PaleoGeography + Archaeology Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages A collection of findings from Archaeology, Geology and other scientific endeavor. The Neolithic The Neolithic, or New Stone Age, period has been cited from about 4000 to 2500 BC. The general pattern of carbon-14 dating determinations suggests that the Neolithic Period in Ireland began about 3000 bc (uncalibrated radiocarbon years). Neolithic migrant men and women were Ireland's first farmers who raised animals and cultivated the soil. A major production and use of Irish Stone Axes is noted during Neoloithic times. Stone axes are however known to have been in use from the earliest known phase of human settlement in the Early Mesolithic Period (c. 7000 BC). Over 20,000 axes have been found. The earliest Neolithic pottery found in Ulster (Lyles Hill pottery) is similar to pottery found in northern Britain, suggesting that some of the earliest Neolithic colonists may have come to Ireland from northern Britain. Court cairns and Passage cairns (passage tombs?) may be found dating from the Neolithic, perhaps beginning as early as 200 to 3500 BC. The Passage Cairn (grave?) of Carrowmere (near the mouth of the Boyne river) has been dated (by some) from about 4200 BC. The Passage cairn at

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