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".

TerranePresent-day continentLower age limit (Ma)Upper age limit (Ma)Average qualityNumber of entries
ZimbabweAfrica54426923.830
YilgarnAustralia75525003.521
WyomingNorth America189927053.816
West AvaloniaNorth America55011253.832
West AustraliaAustralia59518903.327
West AfricaAfrica55022002.841
Volgo-UraliaEurope1550207813
VariscidesEurope607112513
TranshudsonNorth America183521503.217
TimanidesEurope54411502.629
TarimAsia6149004.816
TaimyrEurope6169001.73
SvalbardEurope60083144
Superior-westNorth America18502870354
Superior-KapuskasingNorth America186027503.219
Superior-eastNorth America114229003.3126
SuperiorNorth America230024603.515
South ChinaAsia013073.949
South AustraliaAustralia54615753.840
SlaveNorth America183026354.356
SinclairAfrica54211903.617
Siberia-YeniseiAsia55011602.517
Siberia-UdzhaAsia57312001.54
Siberia-TurukhanskAsia65010533.928
Siberia-SayanAsia545900429
Siberia-OlenekAsia54419652.513
Siberia-Angara-KanAsia1734173421
Siberia-AnabarAsia97830003.320
Siberia-Aldan/Uchur-MayaAsia100510532.523
Siberia-Aldan/StanovoyaAsia172017323.45
Siberia-AldanAsia57120502.355
Siberia-AkitkanAsia167418783.67
Siberia - Sharyzhalgai inlierAsia184418503.56
Siberia - Patom allochtonAsia57116752.711
Siberia - Baikal inlierAsia57118632.89
SiberiaAsia57125002.812
SeychellesAfrica69575536
ScotlandEurope55025003.154
ScipheaEurope122515500.914
SarmatiaEurope172022103.533
São FranciscoSouth America70028203.835
Rio de la PlataSouth America57020954.120
RichtersveldAfrica70020252.84
Red Sea HillsAfrica5968413.45
RaeNorth America181821904.79
PilbaraAustralia75534653.248
PharusidesAfrica5906052.52
OaxacaNorth America9389383.33
North ChinaAsia60020003.4108
North AustraliaAustralia56018803.578
North AtlanticNorth America172526002.610
Natal-NamaquaAfrica54210822.99
NainNorth America1953207422
MawsonAntarctica113211344.52
MantiqueiraSouth America55165529
MadagascarAfrica56156121
Laurentia-YavapaiNorth America54017503.268
Laurentia-WyomingNorth America67518003.971
Laurentia-TranshudsonNorth America97518302.617
Laurentia-SuperiorNorth America55024602.9310
Laurentia-SlaveNorth America54617503.171
Laurentia-RaeNorth America72316222.910
Laurentia-NainNorth America80014503.218
Laurentia-HearneNorth America1270181038
Laurentia-GrenvilleNorth America55217002.7125
Kola/BeloEurope170024342.117
KolaEurope120027502.561
KareliaEurope172530002.5239
KalahariAfrica7502060398
KaapvaalAfrica200034823.694
IranAsia66666633
India-Tamil NaduAsia2600260001
India-SinghbhumAsia15003150310
India-RajasthanAsia54018004.213
India-Eastern GhatsAsia70017500.77
India-DharwarAsia55026003.1151
India-BundelkhandAsia58024502.732
India-BastarAsia136724503.417
HearneNorth America1830249837
GrunehognaAntarctica1130113041
Greenland / NagssugtoqidianNorth America57518002.224
Greenland / GardarNorth America107512993.839
GreenlandNorth America55017203.225
EllesmereNorth America7009754.224
East SaharaAfrica57858632
East AvaloniaEurope5408252.820
East Asian FoldbeltAsia77512502.910
East Antarctica basementAntarctica80013122.86
Congo-TanzaniaAfrica205027393.310
CongoAfrica54720002.945
Coats LandAntarctica1112111231
Central Asia / KazakhstanAsia7667665.73
Central Asia / AltaidsAsia5571525330
CadomiaEurope5466402.915
BorboremaSouth America5625622.33
Baltica-UralEurope54813763.2108
Baltica-UkraineEurope5401760232
Baltica-RestEurope54019202.6512
Baltica-KolaEurope57112002.231
Baltica-KareliaEurope55015803.547
ArabiaAsia5426153.86
AppalachiansNorth America54010003.85
Amazonia-GuyanaSouth America55022753.4108