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