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