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Table of Contents- (click the section header to skip down to a specific section) This website's organization and many of the offered products were updated in Spring 2022. (All movies are now offered in mp4 format.) 1 - Global Tectonics. World Physiographic Map and Spinning Globe. physical map and animation.
This animation shows the plate tectonic and paleogeographic evolution of North America from 200 million years ago to the present-day. North America was orig...
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The site contains a series of QuickTime movies illustrates the movement and tectonic history of the Pacific-North America plate from 85 million years ago to present. The movies show the tectonic evolution of California, evolution of the San Andreas system, rotation of the Transverse Ranges, Mesozoic subduction, Miocene rifting, and the ...
The following is a collection of USGS videos and animations that are especially appropriate for classroom use. Although by no means exhaustive, the list provides a broad representation of the many different types of science at USGS. Astrogeology|| Biology|| Climate Change|| Coastal and Marine Science|| Earthquakes|| Geology|| Geomagnetism ...
Feb 10, 2021 · A new way of looking at plate tectonics offers evidence for how the world looked up to a billion years ago. By focusing on plate boundaries rather than the continents and land itself, it avoids...
Sep 14, 2020 · In this contribution, we explore the fundamentals of plate tectonics in a series of 10 plate tectonic vignettes and paleogeographic animations. Each of these animations is accompanied by a brief description on tectonic principles, information about regional or local tectonic settings, and references pioneering research.
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Shows the plate tectonic evolution of the North Pacific Ocean since 80 million years ago, including the Cretaceous mid-ocean triple junction and showing how the Pacific plate drifted northwestward while growing on three edges by seafloor spreading.
