Terranes
In PALEOMAGIA, terrane refers to several geologic units, including cratons proper, mountain belts and orogenies according to the sortable table below.
In addition to terranes, several Precambrian (not present day) continents are mentioned in the PALEOMAGIA query form. For example, BALTICA (ALL) incorporates all terranes with the name beginning with "Baltica".
Terrane | Present-day continent | Lower age limit (Ma) | Upper age limit (Ma) | Average quality | Number of entries |
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Amazonia-Guyana | South America | 550 | 2275 | 3.4 | 108 |
Appalachians | North America | 540 | 1000 | 3.8 | 5 |
Arabia | Asia | 542 | 615 | 3.8 | 6 |
Baltica-Karelia | Europe | 550 | 1580 | 3.5 | 47 |
Baltica-Kola | Europe | 571 | 1200 | 2.2 | 31 |
Baltica-Rest | Europe | 540 | 1920 | 2.6 | 512 |
Baltica-Ukraine | Europe | 540 | 1760 | 2 | 32 |
Baltica-Ural | Europe | 548 | 1376 | 3.2 | 108 |
Borborema | South America | 562 | 562 | 2.3 | 3 |
Cadomia | Europe | 546 | 640 | 2.9 | 15 |
Central Asia / Altaids | Asia | 557 | 1525 | 3 | 30 |
Central Asia / Kazakhstan | Asia | 766 | 766 | 5.7 | 3 |
Coats Land | Antarctica | 1112 | 1112 | 3 | 1 |
Congo | Africa | 547 | 2000 | 2.9 | 45 |
Congo-Tanzania | Africa | 2050 | 2739 | 3.3 | 10 |
East Antarctica basement | Antarctica | 800 | 1312 | 2.8 | 6 |
East Asian Foldbelt | Asia | 775 | 1250 | 2.9 | 10 |
East Avalonia | Europe | 540 | 825 | 2.8 | 20 |
East Sahara | Africa | 578 | 586 | 3 | 2 |
Ellesmere | North America | 700 | 975 | 4.2 | 24 |
Greenland | North America | 550 | 1720 | 3.2 | 25 |
Greenland / Gardar | North America | 1075 | 1299 | 3.8 | 39 |
Greenland / Nagssugtoqidian | North America | 575 | 1800 | 2.2 | 24 |
Grunehogna | Antarctica | 1130 | 1130 | 4 | 1 |
Hearne | North America | 1830 | 2498 | 3 | 7 |
India-Bastar | Asia | 1367 | 2450 | 3.4 | 17 |
India-Bundelkhand | Asia | 580 | 2450 | 2.7 | 32 |
India-Dharwar | Asia | 550 | 2600 | 3.1 | 151 |
India-Eastern Ghats | Asia | 700 | 1750 | 0.7 | 7 |
India-Rajasthan | Asia | 540 | 1800 | 4.2 | 13 |
India-Singhbhum | Asia | 1500 | 3150 | 3 | 10 |
India-Tamil Nadu | Asia | 2600 | 2600 | 0 | 1 |
Iran | Asia | 666 | 666 | 3 | 3 |
Kaapvaal | Africa | 2000 | 3482 | 3.6 | 94 |
Kalahari | Africa | 750 | 2060 | 3 | 98 |
Karelia | Europe | 1725 | 3000 | 2.5 | 239 |
Kola | Europe | 1200 | 2750 | 2.5 | 61 |
Kola/Belo | Europe | 1700 | 2434 | 2.1 | 17 |
Laurentia-Grenville | North America | 552 | 1700 | 2.7 | 125 |
Laurentia-Hearne | North America | 1270 | 1810 | 3 | 8 |
Laurentia-Nain | North America | 800 | 1450 | 3.2 | 18 |
Laurentia-Rae | North America | 723 | 1622 | 2.9 | 10 |
Laurentia-Slave | North America | 546 | 1750 | 3.1 | 71 |
Laurentia-Superior | North America | 550 | 2460 | 2.9 | 310 |
Laurentia-Transhudson | North America | 975 | 1830 | 2.6 | 17 |
Laurentia-Wyoming | North America | 675 | 1800 | 3.9 | 71 |
Laurentia-Yavapai | North America | 540 | 1750 | 3.2 | 68 |
Madagascar | Africa | 561 | 561 | 2 | 1 |
Mantiqueira | South America | 551 | 655 | 2 | 9 |
Mawson | Antarctica | 1132 | 1134 | 4.5 | 2 |
Nain | North America | 1953 | 2074 | 2 | 2 |
Natal-Namaqua | Africa | 542 | 1082 | 2.9 | 9 |
North Atlantic | North America | 1725 | 2600 | 2.6 | 10 |
North Australia | Australia | 560 | 1880 | 3.5 | 78 |
North China | Asia | 600 | 2000 | 3.4 | 108 |
Oaxaca | North America | 938 | 938 | 3.3 | 3 |
Pharusides | Africa | 590 | 605 | 2.5 | 2 |
Pilbara | Australia | 755 | 3465 | 3.2 | 48 |
Rae | North America | 1818 | 2190 | 4.7 | 9 |
Red Sea Hills | Africa | 596 | 841 | 3.4 | 5 |
Richtersveld | Africa | 700 | 2025 | 2.8 | 4 |
Rio de la Plata | South America | 570 | 2095 | 4.1 | 20 |
São Francisco | South America | 700 | 2820 | 3.8 | 35 |
Sarmatia | Europe | 1720 | 2210 | 3.5 | 33 |
Sciphea | Europe | 1225 | 1550 | 0.9 | 14 |
Scotland | Europe | 550 | 2500 | 3.1 | 54 |
Seychelles | Africa | 695 | 755 | 3 | 6 |
Siberia | Asia | 571 | 2500 | 2.8 | 12 |
Siberia - Baikal inlier | Asia | 571 | 1863 | 2.8 | 9 |
Siberia - Patom allochton | Asia | 571 | 1675 | 2.7 | 11 |
Siberia - Sharyzhalgai inlier | Asia | 1844 | 1850 | 3.5 | 6 |
Siberia-Akitkan | Asia | 1674 | 1878 | 3.6 | 7 |
Siberia-Aldan | Asia | 571 | 2050 | 2.3 | 55 |
Siberia-Aldan/Stanovoya | Asia | 1720 | 1732 | 3.4 | 5 |
Siberia-Aldan/Uchur-Maya | Asia | 1005 | 1053 | 2.5 | 23 |
Siberia-Anabar | Asia | 978 | 3000 | 3.3 | 20 |
Siberia-Angara-Kan | Asia | 1734 | 1734 | 2 | 1 |
Siberia-Olenek | Asia | 544 | 1965 | 2.5 | 13 |
Siberia-Sayan | Asia | 545 | 900 | 4 | 29 |
Siberia-Turukhansk | Asia | 650 | 1053 | 3.9 | 28 |
Siberia-Udzha | Asia | 573 | 1200 | 1.5 | 4 |
Siberia-Yenisei | Asia | 550 | 1160 | 2.5 | 17 |
Sinclair | Africa | 542 | 1190 | 3.6 | 17 |
Slave | North America | 1830 | 2635 | 4.3 | 56 |
South Australia | Australia | 546 | 1575 | 3.8 | 40 |
South China | Asia | 0 | 1307 | 3.9 | 49 |
Superior | North America | 2300 | 2460 | 3.5 | 15 |
Superior-east | North America | 1142 | 2900 | 3.3 | 126 |
Superior-Kapuskasing | North America | 1860 | 2750 | 3.2 | 19 |
Superior-west | North America | 1850 | 2870 | 3 | 54 |
Svalbard | Europe | 600 | 831 | 4 | 4 |
Taimyr | Europe | 616 | 900 | 1.7 | 3 |
Tarim | Asia | 614 | 900 | 4.8 | 16 |
Timanides | Europe | 544 | 1150 | 2.6 | 29 |
Transhudson | North America | 1835 | 2150 | 3.2 | 17 |
Variscides | Europe | 607 | 1125 | 1 | 3 |
Volgo-Uralia | Europe | 1550 | 2078 | 1 | 3 |
West Africa | Africa | 550 | 2200 | 2.8 | 41 |
West Australia | Australia | 595 | 1890 | 3.3 | 27 |
West Avalonia | North America | 550 | 1125 | 3.8 | 32 |
Wyoming | North America | 1899 | 2705 | 3.8 | 16 |
Yilgarn | Australia | 755 | 2500 | 3.5 | 21 |
Zimbabwe | Africa | 544 | 2692 | 3.8 | 30 |