An interactive map has been created that will show where your city was located 750 million years ago
By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/an-interactive-map-has-been-created-that-will-show-where-your-city-was-located-750-million-years-ago.htmlSoftware developer Ian Webster has created an interactive map on the website dinosaurpictures.org , which shows how the Earth has changed over the past 750 million years, as the movement of tectonic plates has changed the shape of the land. The most curious thing is that you can enter your address in the search bar (we tried "Moscow, Russia"), and the map will immediately show you what was in this place not only before the city appeared, but also before the formation of the continent.
Webster built a visualization of the data based on information collected by geologists who studied tectonic plates. The developer points out that, of course, the map determines the locations approximately. But still, to observe how the planet changed, for example, during the split of the supercontinent Pangaea about 175 million years ago, is simply amazing.
For those who are interested not only in the picture, Webster added a brief description of what happened to the planet in one time period or another.
So, 750 million years ago, Moscow (the pink dot), as you can see, would have been in the ocean.
"The cryogenic period. Glaciers cover almost the entire Earth during one of the most significant ice ages in the history of the planet. Unicellular organisms appear, for example, green algae."
"The beginning of the Triassic period. Oxygen levels are significantly lower due to the extinction of many plants on land. The ancestors of birds, mammals, and dinosaurs appeared."
"The Middle Triassic period. The earth is recovering after the Perm disaster. Small dinosaurs appear. Therapsids (animal-like), archaeosaurs and the first flying invertebrates appeared."
"The Jurassic period. Dinosaurs are safely born and develop, the first mammals and birds appear. Life in the ocean is diverse. A warm climate is being established on Earth."
"The middle tertiary period. Mammals are transformed from the smallest simplest form into a heterogeneous group. Primates, cetaceans and other groups are developing. The ground is cooling down, and deciduous plants are becoming more common."
Keywords: Geology | Earth | Map | Maps
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