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Goal of the PALEOMAP Project
| The goal of the PALEOMAP Project is to illustrate the plate tectonic development of
the ocean basins and continents, as well as the changing distribution of land and sea
during the past 1100 million years.
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| In the Earth History section of this website are
full-color paleogeographic maps showing the ancient mountain ranges and shorelines, active
plate boundaries, and the extent of paleoclimatic belts.
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| NEW
App for iPad/iPhone, "Ancient Earth: Breakup of Pangea".
A Scalable, Rotatable, and Completely Interactive PaleoGlobe Animation. Download from the App Store or visit our website,
(www.ancient-earth.com), or search for "ancient earth" at the (App Store)
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3D movable Paleoglobes.
Interactive 3D virtual object - globes that you and manipulate,
rotate, and view from many angles. Times available: Modern
Globe, Miocene (20 Ma), K/T boundary (65
Ma), Late Cretaceous (80 Ma),
Early Cretaceous (120 Ma), Earliest Cretaceous (140
Ma), Pangea - earliest
Jurassic (200 Ma), early Permian (280 Ma).
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| 3D
Paleogeographic Animations. A sample of the new 3D
topographic and bathymetric models that can be visualized as stunning
3D globes. 3D Animations of the Latest
Cretaceous, Cretaceous, Early Permian. and the
Middle Devonian.
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| In the Methods section, find out
how these paleogeographic maps were made, what the scientific basis for the maps are, and
what software was used to produce the maps.
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| The Atlas has been 30 years in the making. In the History of the Atlas section describes the who, when,
what and
where that went into producing the Paleogeographic Atlas. A list of Key References is also provided.
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| License Information If you would like to use PALEOMAP
images or 3D digital models give us a call (888 288 0160)
or email us at cscotese ( at ) gmail.com. |
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Research & Scientific Publications The
Research section of this website describes the current Research
of the PALEOMAP Project. This Research includes:
| An Atlas of Plate Tectonic Reconstructions (back to 200 mya) with Antonio Schettino |
| A set of 10 maps showing Plate Tectonics into the far future |
| An animation of the Evolution of the North Pacific, with Warren Nokleberg, USGS
and colleagues |
| A Revised Set of Paleogeographic Maps (40 new maps back to 750 mya) |
| A Global Database of Climatically Sensitive Lithofacies compiled by A. J. Boucot |
| 4-dimensional globes, that spin and animate back through time |
| For other Interesting Websites: Links
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Teaching Material The
PALEOMAP Project publishes the results of its research in a variety of formats useful for
teaching and research:
| Atlases & AnimationsAtlases & Animations showing
the plate tectonic, paleogeographic, climatic, oceanographic, and biogeographic development
of the earth during the last 1100 million years.
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For more information
email us at cscotese ( at ) gmail.com
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