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PALAEOBOTANICAL RESEARCH   GROUP
 
UNIVERSITY  MÜNSTER
 
HISTORY  OF  PALAEOZOIC  FORESTS
PALAEOZOIC  PALAEOGEOGRAPHY

 
Explore the Palaeozoic world and see continents move through time and space.

 
Age / Subject 
 
Web Source
Info
Silurian
Late Middle Silurian - 425 Ma C.R. Scotese
Silurian globes  Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Silurian, North Atlantic region Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Silurian 1st order global tectonic features Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Devonian
Early Devonian - 390 Ma  C.R. Scotese
Devonian globes Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Devonian, North Atlantic region  Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Devonian 1st order global tectonic features Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Devonian 1st order global tectonic features Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Early Carboniferous (Mississippian)
Late Early Carboniferous - 356 Ma C.R. Scotese
Mississippian (Early Carboniferous) globes Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Mississippian, North Atlantic region Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Mississippian: 1st order global tectonic features Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)
Late Carboniferous - 306 Ma  C.R. Scotese
Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous) globes  Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Pennsylvanian:  North Atlantic region Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Pennsylvanian: 1st order global tectonic features  Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Permian
Late Permian - 255 Ma C.R. Scotese
Permian globes Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Permian, North Atlantic region Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Permian 1st order global tectonic features Ron Blakey, Dept. of  Geology, Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff
Palaeogeographic Animations
Moving continents: Early Carboniferous  - Present  Paleogeographic Atlas Project of the University of Chicago
The evolution of the North Atlantic (250 mya - Present) Paleogeographic Atlas Project of the University of Chicago
The Assembly of Pangea C.R. Scotese
Animation from 200 mya to Present  C.R. Scotese
Permian palaeogeography Paleogeographic Atlas Project of the University of Chicago
 
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Disclaimer

The last check of the list of links was done on 25 October 1999. The links give the most direct connections to illustrations available on the web.  The above ratings are of course subjective but should be helpful for finding the fastest way to good pictures on the web. Suggestions for improvement and hints to other internet resources are most welcome
  
© Forschungsstelle für Paläobotanik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster 
October 1999