Palaeogeography
Appalachian Basin area during the Middle Devonian period.[1]
Palaeogeography (or paleogeography) is the study of
paleobiogeography, and tectonic
history are among its main tools.
Palaeogeography yields information that is crucial to scientific understanding in a variety of contexts. For example, palaeogeographical analysis of
palaeoclimatology, due to the impact of the positions of continents and oceans on influencing global and regional climates.[4]
Palaeogeographical evidence contributed to the development of continental drift theory, and continues to inform current plate tectonic theories, yielding information about the shape and latitudinal location of supercontinents such as Pangaea and ancient oceans such as Panthalassa, thus enabling reconstruction of prehistoric continents and oceans.[5]
See also
- Paleoclimatology – Study of changes in ancient climate
- Paleoceanography – Study of the oceans in the geologic past
- Paleocontinent – A distinct area of continental crust that existed as a major landmass in the geological past
- Paleoecology – Study of interactions between organisms and their environments across geologic timescales
- Paleogeography of the India–Asia collision system
- Paleohydrology – Study of hydrology over geological time
- Paleontology – Study of life before the Holocene epoch, often involving fossils and pollen (palynology).
- Paleosol – Soil buried under sediment or not representative of current environmental conditions
- Physical geography – Study of processes and patterns in the natural environment
- Plate tectonics – Movement of Earth's lithosphere
References
- ^ Blakey, Ron. "Paleogeography and Geologic Evolution of North America". Global Plate Tectonics and Paleogeography. Northern Arizona University. Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
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Further reading
- Irving, Edward (February 8, 2005). "The Role of Latitude in Mobilism Debates". PNAS. 102 (6): 1821–1828. PMID 15684058.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Palaeogeography.
- An interactive tool to visualize paleogeography and reconstruct data (map.paleoenvironment.eu)
- Deep Time Maps
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