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