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