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Witness 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
Using information from inside the rocks on Earth’s surface, we have reconstructed the plate tectonics of the planet over the last 1.8bn years.
It is the first time Earth’s geological record has been used like this, looking so far back in time. This has enabled us to make an attempt at mapping the planet over the last 40% of its history, which you can see in the animation below
https://theconversation.com/witness-1-8-billion-years-of-tectonic-plates-dance-across-earths-surface-in-a-new-animation-238209
Using information from inside the rocks on Earth’s surface, we have reconstructed the plate tectonics of the planet over the last 1.8bn years.
It is the first time Earth’s geological record has been used like this, looking so far back in time. This has enabled us to make an attempt at mapping the planet over the last 40% of its history, which you can see in the animation below