This animation shows the plate tectonic and paleogeographic evolution of North America from 200 million years ago to the presentday. North America was originally part of thee supercontinent of Pangea. About 200 million years ago, Pangea rifted apart. To the east of North America, the Central Atlantic opened. About 150 million years ago, South America rifted away from North America opening the Gulf of Mexico.

Please cite this animations as:
Scotese, C.R., and Scotese, J.D., 2006. Plate Tectonic Evolution of North America, PALEOMAP Project, Evanston, IL    • Plate Tectonic Evolution of North Ame...  


Prof. Christopher R. Scotese
Director, PALEOMAP Project
134 Dodge, Evanston Illinois 60202
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View interview of Professor Scotese:    • Paleogeographer's Song by C.R. Scotese  

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APPS:

Free app EarthViewer (Apple/Android) showing plate tectonic and paleogeographic evolution through time: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/ea...

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Category: Education
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