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