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