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
KaapvaalAfrica200034823.695
PilbaraAustralia75534813.454
India-SinghbhumAsia15003150310
KareliaEurope172530002.5239
Siberia-AnabarAsia97830003.320
Superior-eastNorth America114229003.3126
Superior-westNorth America18502870354
São FranciscoSouth America70028203.835
KolaEurope120027502.561
Superior-KapuskasingNorth America186027503.219
Congo-TanzaniaAfrica205027393.310
WyomingNorth America189927053.816
ZimbabweAfrica54426923.830
SlaveNorth America183026354.358
India-DharwarAsia55026003.1155
India-Tamil NaduAsia2600260001
North AtlanticNorth America172526002.610
ScotlandEurope55025003.154
SiberiaAsia57125002.812
YilgarnAustralia75525003.521
HearneNorth America1830249837
Laurentia-WyomingNorth America67524803.976
Laurentia-SuperiorNorth America55024602.9314
SuperiorNorth America230024603.515
India-BastarAsia136724503.417
India-BundelkhandAsia58024502.734
Kola/BeloEurope170024342.117
Amazonia-GuyanaSouth America55022753.4109
SarmatiaEurope172022103.533
West AfricaAfrica55022002.943
RaeNorth America181821904.79
TranshudsonNorth America183521503.217
Rio de la PlataSouth America5652095425
Volgo-UraliaEurope1550207813
NainNorth America1953207422
KalahariAfrica7502060398
Siberia-AldanAsia57120502.355
RichtersveldAfrica70020252.84
CongoAfrica54720002.948
North ChinaAsia60020003.5117
Siberia-OlenekAsia54419652.513
Baltica-RestEurope54019202.6520
West AustraliaAustralia59518903.327
North AustraliaAustralia56018803.578
Siberia-AkitkanAsia167418783.67
Siberia - Baikal inlierAsia57118632.89
Siberia - Sharyzhalgai inlierAsia184418503.56
Laurentia-TranshudsonNorth America97518302.617
Laurentia-HearneNorth America1270181038
Greenland / NagssugtoqidianNorth America57518002.224
India-RajasthanAsia54018004.213
Baltica-UkraineEurope5401760232
India-Eastern GhatsAsia70017500.77
Laurentia-SlaveNorth America54617503.171
Laurentia-YavapaiNorth America54017503.268
Siberia-Angara-KanAsia1734173421
Siberia-Aldan/StanovoyaAsia172017323.45
GreenlandNorth America55017203.225
Laurentia-GrenvilleNorth America55217002.7125
Siberia - Patom allochtonAsia57116752.711
Laurentia-RaeNorth America72316222.910
Baltica-KareliaEurope55015803.547
South AustraliaAustralia54615753.840
ScipheaEurope122515500.914
Central Asia / AltaidsAsia5571525330
Laurentia-NainNorth America80014503.218
Baltica-UralEurope54813763.2113
East Antarctica basementAntarctica80013122.86
South ChinaAsia01307455
Greenland / GardarNorth America107512993.839
East Asian FoldbeltAsia77512502.910
Baltica-KolaEurope57112002.231
Siberia-UdzhaAsia57312001.54
SinclairAfrica54211903.617
Siberia-YeniseiAsia55011602.517
TimanidesEurope54411502.629
MawsonAntarctica113211344.52
GrunehognaAntarctica1130113041
VariscidesEurope607112513
West AvaloniaNorth America55011253.832
Coats LandAntarctica1112111231
Natal-NamaquaAfrica54210822.99
Siberia-Aldan/Uchur-MayaAsia100510532.523
Siberia-TurukhanskAsia65010533.928
AppalachiansNorth America54010003.85
EllesmereNorth America7009754.224
OaxacaNorth America9389383.33
Siberia-SayanAsia545900429
TaimyrEurope6169001.73
TarimAsia6149004.816
Red Sea HillsAfrica5968413.45
SvalbardEurope60083144
East AvaloniaEurope5408252.820
Central Asia / KazakhstanAsia7667665.73
SeychellesAfrica69575536
ArabiaAsia542726410
IranAsia66666633
MantiqueiraSouth America55165529
CadomiaEurope5466402.915
PharusidesAfrica5906052.52
East SaharaAfrica57858632
BorboremaSouth America5625622.33
MadagascarAfrica56156121