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 |
| paleogeographicPosition | 7 |
| paleogeographicRole | 3 |
| paleogeographyCharacteristic | 3 |
| paleogeographicOrigin | 2 |
| paleogeographyField | 2 |
| biogeographicHistory | 1 |
| paleoGeography | 1 |
| paleogeographicModel | 1 |
| paleogeographicOcean | 1 |
| paleogeographicRegionName | 1 |
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" ⓘ |