Скачать или смотреть Tectonic time-lapse: One billion years of Earth’s history in 40 seconds

An international team of scientists including experts from the University of Adelaide has just released the first full tectonic plate reconstruction of the last billion years – spanning nearly a quarter of the Earth’s existence.

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Full-plate tectonic animation of the last billion years. White areas represent oceanic crust, green areas are modelled continental lithosphere, and blue areas are additional present-day continental crust. Spiked lines are subduction zones; blue lines are mid-ocean ridges; black lines are transform boundaries. Ma = Millions of years ago. 1 second = 25 million years. Credit: Merdith et al. 2021 (Earth Science Reviews) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2...