paleogeography

P3590
predicate

Indicates the historical geographic configuration and spatial relationships of landmasses, seas, and other Earth surface features during past geological periods.

All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
paleogeography canonical 86
geologicalHistory 24
paleogeographicSetting 14

Sample triples (146)

Subject Object
Cretaceous continued separation of Gondwana
Cretaceous opening of the South Atlantic Ocean
Cretaceous development of modern ocean basins
Pliocene epoch continued closure of Central American Seaway via predicate surface "paleogeographyCharacteristic"
Pliocene epoch near-complete formation of Isthmus of Panama via predicate surface "paleogeographyCharacteristic"
Pliocene epoch strengthening of Gulf Stream circulation via predicate surface "paleogeographyCharacteristic"
Jurassic dominance of large continents and broad seaways
Mesozoic Era continents initially united as Pangaea
Mesozoic Era progressive separation into Laurasia and Gondwana
Mesozoic Era further fragmentation into modern continents
Australasian realm long isolation from other landmasses via predicate surface "biogeographicHistory"
Dogger Bank part of the submerged landscape known as Doggerland in prehistoric times via predicate surface "paleoGeography"
Silurian extensive shallow continental shelves
Southern Uplands accretionary prism Iapetus Ocean floor sediments via predicate surface "paleogeographicOrigin"
Southern Uplands terrane Iapetus Ocean via predicate surface "paleogeographicOcean"
Mesoproterozoic Era dominance of stable cratonic blocks
Mesoproterozoic Era development of large shallow epicontinental seas
Cathaya once more widespread in the Northern Hemisphere via predicate surface "geologicalHistory"
Solnhofen Limestone northern margin of the Tethys Ocean
Araucariaceae Mesozoic origin via predicate surface "geologicalHistory"
Araucariaceae diverse in Jurassic via predicate surface "geologicalHistory"
Araucariaceae widespread in Cretaceous via predicate surface "geologicalHistory"
Late Jurassic large continental landmasses at lower latitudes
Late Jurassic widespread carbonate platforms
Hell Creek Formation coastal plain of Western Interior Seaway
Devonian Period Gondwana
surface form: Gondwana supercontinent
Devonian Period Laurussia continent
Devonian Period closing of Iapetus Ocean
Devonian Period Acadian orogeny
Devonian Period Variscan orogeny initiation
Ordovician Period Gondwana located near the South Pole
Ordovician Period Laurentia
surface form: Laurentia near the equator
Piedmont Plateau formed from ancient folded and metamorphosed rocks of early mountain-building events via predicate surface "geologicalHistory"
Great Salt Lake Desert remnant of Pleistocene pluvial lake system via predicate surface "geologicalHistory"
Laurentia major nucleus in Precambrian supercontinents via predicate surface "paleogeographicRole"
Pridoli Epoch dominance of Gondwana and Laurentia as major landmasses
Middle Devonian high sea levels
Middle Devonian widespread shallow epicontinental seas
Sunda Shelf Sundaland via predicate surface "paleogeographicRegionName"
Orcadian Basin Devonian continental interior basin
Late Triassic supercontinent Pangaea largely intact
Pliensbachian dominance of epicontinental seas
Macroscelidea known from Paleogene fossils via predicate surface "geologicalHistory"
Middle Triassic dominance of large continental interiors
Ediacaran Period fragmentation of supercontinent Rodinia remnants
Ediacaran Period assembly of Gondwana
Pannotia continents arranged in a mostly equatorial to high-latitude ring around a large ocean via predicate surface "paleogeographicModel"
Stenian Period growth and amalgamation of continental blocks
Stenian Period development of large-scale mountain belts
Iapetus Ocean between northern and southern hemisphere continents via predicate surface "paleogeographicSetting"