n imaginile de mai jos, se regsesc cteva reconstituiri ale supercontinentului proterozoic:RODINIA (http:

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Map of Supercontinent Rodia 100 million years after breakup A map of the world 850 million years ago

The breakup of Rodinia Map of supercontinent Rodinia.

reakup and dispersal of the Rodinia

!uper"ontinent Rodinia
de ani (i au format un alt super"ontinent # PANNOTIA.

reakup of Rodinia

A"estea s#au reunit mai t$r%iu& 'n "adrul mi(")rii de orogene%) *an#Afri"ane "are a durat "ir"a +0 milioane

formation of the supercontinent Pannotia The "ontinents later re"ombined to form Pannotia& +00,5-0 Ma

re"onstru"tion of the hypotheti"al Pannotia

.and distribution in the /arly *aleo%oi"& 51- Ma. 0orld *aleogeography1 The supercontinent Pannotia

a tale of two supercontinents& Rodinia and Pannotia

*late te"toni"s# 2-3 MA (million years ago4

*late te"toni"s# 230 MA (million years ago4

*late te"toni"s# 100 Ma 556& 7reta"eous period Apoi& "u "ir"a 550 de milioane de ani 'n urm)& *annotia s#a rupt din nou 'n mai multe fragmente mai mi"i& 'ntre "are "ele mai importante au fost Laurentia (din "are a8ea s) se forme%e Ameri"a de 9ord4& Baltica (din "are a8ea s) se forme%e /uropa de 9ord4 (i Siberia. 7el mai mare din fragmente a fost denumit proto#GONDWANA (i a repre%entat sursa pentru se formarea Chinei Indiei A!ricii A"ericaii de Sud #i Antarcticii. :ntr#o inter8al de peste 200 de milioane de ani& multe din fragmentele mai mi"i s#au "on"entrat (i au format un alt "ontinent de mari dimensiuni 'n emisfera nordi")& denumit proto#LA$RASIA. Apoi& a"este proto#"ontinente s#au reunit "u "ir"a 200 de milioane de ani 'n urm) (*ermian4 pentru a forma super"ontinentul PANG%%A (*angaea4. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; http1<<samanta#blog.weblog.ro<2010<08<05<pangea#si#e8olutia#"ontinentelor<
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*/RM=A9

TR=A!=7

225 MA

200 MA

>?RA!=7 1@5MA

7R/TA7=7 +5 MA

*R/A/9T

*angaea& about 225 million years ago.

*angaea 1 *aleo%oi" # Me%o%oi"

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Possible !uture supercontinents *angaea ?ltima ) Amasia

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