Regional Paleogeographic Views of Earth History from Ron Blakey

Ron Blakey's Global Earth History project presents a series of paleogeographic and plate-tectonic reconstructions. The collection is organized by region and geologic order, showing the broad patterns of Phanerozoic Earth history. It includes paleogeographic globes and specific regional reconstructions for areas like the North Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Use Cases

• Visualizing continental configurations through geologic time based on paleogeographic reconstructions.
• Studying plate tectonic evolution of specific regions like the Mediterranean or Central Asia.
• Creating educational materials on Earth history using the provided globes and time-slice maps.
• Correlating sedimentation and tectonic events in the North Atlantic region.

Strengths

• Provides reconstructions for multiple specific regions (North Atlantic, Mediterranean, Central and Southern Asia).
• Organized both by region and by geologic time period for cross-referencing.
• Includes paleogeographic globes offering a global perspective.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ron Blakey's Global Earth History project, hosted at Northern Arizona University.

Collection Method

Paleogeographic and plate-tectonic reconstructions created by the author.

Time Range

Phanerozoic Eon (approximately the last 541 million years).

Freshness

Last updated is unknown.

Geography

Global, with specific focus regions including North Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Central/Southern Asia.