Panthalassa Ocean margins
E727680
The Panthalassa Ocean margins were the extensive continental and volcanic arc boundaries of the vast Panthalassa superocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea during much of the Mesozoic Era.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient ocean margin system
ⓘ
paleogeographic feature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mesozoic accretionary orogens
ⓘ
accretionary prisms ⓘ back-arc basins ⓘ convergent plate boundaries ⓘ forearc basins ⓘ subduction zones ⓘ |
| associatedWithProcess |
arc magmatism
ⓘ
continental growth by accretion ⓘ oceanic lithosphere subduction ⓘ sedimentary basin formation ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
arc–continent collisions
ⓘ
extensive magmatism ⓘ long-lived subduction ⓘ orogenic belts ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | proto-Pacific margins ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
Late Paleozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesozoic Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadBoundaryType |
continental margin
ⓘ
volcanic arc margin ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mesozoic plate reorganization
ⓘ
distribution of Mesozoic magmatic arcs ⓘ growth of continental crust around the Pacific ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
assembly of Pangaea
ⓘ
breakup of Pangaea ⓘ |
| paleogeographicPosition | global, encircling Pangaea ⓘ |
| partOf | Panthalassa Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceded | modern circum-Pacific margins ⓘ |
| recordPreservedIn |
accreted terranes
ⓘ
circum-Pacific orogens ⓘ orogenic belts of East Asia ⓘ orogenic belts of New Zealand ⓘ orogenic belts of eastern Australia ⓘ orogenic belts of western North America ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Pacific Ocean margins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pangaea margins ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
supercontinent cycle
ⓘ
superocean ⓘ |
| scale | planetary-scale margin system ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
orogenic geology
ⓘ
paleogeography ⓘ paleotectonics ⓘ |
| surrounded | Pangaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | circum-Pangaean ⓘ |
| timeSpan |
Late Paleozoic to Early Mesozoic
ⓘ
primarily Triassic to Jurassic ⓘ |
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