EARLY PALEOZOIC: EARLY PALEOZOIC Cambrian 544-505
Ordovician 505-441
Silurian 441-418
ORDOVICIAN: ORDOVICIAN Baltica
Early moved south
Late - moved north toward Laurentia
ORDOVICIAN: ORDOVICIAN Baltica
Early moved south
Late - moved north toward Laurentia
Oceans
Early regression
Mid- to Late transgressions again
ORDOVICIAN: ORDOVICIAN Baltica
Early moved south
Late - moved north toward Laurentia
Oceans
Early regression
Mid- to Late transgressions again
North America
Taconic orogeny
SILURIAN: SILURIAN Baltica - to equator and headed north
SILURIAN: SILURIAN Baltica - to equator and headed north
Laurentia - rotating
SILURIAN: SILURIAN Baltica - to equator and headed north
Laurentia
rotating
Taconic Mountains eroding
Acadian-Caledonian Orogeny beginning
SILURIAN: SILURIAN Baltica - to equator and headed north
Laurentia
rotating
Taconic Mountains eroding
Acadian-Caledonian Orogeny beginning
Siberia - left equator - headed north
SILURIAN: SILURIAN Baltica - to equator and headed north
Laurentia
rotating
Taconic Mountains eroding
Acadian-Caledonian Orogeny beginning
Siberia - left equator - headed north
glaciation at high latitudes (over 65 degrees) in south
North American Orogeny: North American Orogeny Taconic Orogeny - Ordovician
erosion produced Queenston Delta
North American Orogeny: North American Orogeny Taconic Orogeny - Ordovician
erosion produced Queenston Delta
Acadian (Caledonian) Orogeny - Silurian
Catskill Delta
Synclines of Early Paleozoic: Synclines of Early Paleozoic Franklinian - northern Canada
Synclines of Early Paleozoic: Synclines of Early Paleozoic Franklinian - northern Canada
Cordilleran - western North America
Early Paleozoic: Early Paleozoic
Early Paleozoic: Early Paleozoic
LATE PALEOZOIC: LATE PALEOZOIC Permian 245-286
Pennsylvanian 286-320
Mississippian 320-362
Devonian 362-418
LATE DEVONIAN: LATE DEVONIAN Baltica and Laurentia collision continued forming Laurussia
LATE DEVONIAN: LATE DEVONIAN Baltica and Laurentia collision continued forming Laurussia
Siberia closing on north Laurussia
Ellesmere Orogeny (Franklinian)
LATE DEVONIAN: LATE DEVONIAN Baltica and Laurentia collision continued forming Laurussia
Siberia closing on north Laurussia
Ellesmere orogeny (Franklinian)
Antler orogeny in western N. America
ANTLER OROGENY: ANTLER OROGENY Antler Orogeny
Idaho, Nevada, (California)
ANTLER OROGENY: ANTLER OROGENY Antler Orogeny
Idaho, Nevada, (California)
Collisions of N. America with island arcs in Devonian-Mississippian (Pennsylvanian)
MISSISSIPPIAN: MISSISSIPPIAN Mississippian used in N. America - lower Carboniferous in other places
MISSISSIPPIAN: MISSISSIPPIAN Mississippian used in N. America - lower Carboniferous in other places
widespread epicontinental seas
MISSISSIPPIAN: MISSISSIPPIAN Mississippian used in N. America - lower Carboniferous in other places
widespread epicontinental seas
uplift again in Appalachian area (Baltica)
MISSISSIPPIAN: MISSISSIPPIAN Mississippian used in N. America - lower Carboniferous in other places
widespread epicontinental seas
uplift again in Appalachian area (Baltica)
Antler Orogeny continued from Devonian - more island arcs
MISSISSIPPIAN: MISSISSIPPIAN Mississippian used in N. America - lower Carboniferous in other places
widespread epicontinental seas
uplift again in Appalachian area (Baltica)
Antler Orogeny continued from Devonian - more island arcs
Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama - Africa and S. America approaching
PENNSYLVANIAN: PENNSYLVANIAN Alleghenian Orogeny - continued uplift of Appalachian area
PENNSYLVANIAN: PENNSYLVANIAN Alleghenian Orogeny - continued uplift of Appalachian area
Ouachita Orogeny - syncline in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas - collision produced mountains in Pennsylvanian
PENNSYLVANIAN: PENNSYLVANIAN Alleghenian Orogeny - continued uplift of Appalachian area
Ouachita Orogeny - syncline in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas - collision produced mountains in Pennsylvanian
deltas and coal swamps in eastern North America and Europe
COAL DEPOSITION: COAL DEPOSITION sand, mud, etc. from Appalachian and Ouachita Mountains
COAL DEPOSITION: COAL DEPOSITION sand, mud, etc. from Appalachian and Ouachita Mountains
numerous small oscillations in sea level
COAL DEPOSITION: COAL DEPOSITION sand, mud, etc. from Appalachian and Ouachita Mountains
numerous small oscillations in sea level
coal formed from accumulated vegetation in lagoons and coastal swamps - similar to present day Dismal Swamp (VA, NC) or backwaters in LA
COAL DEPOSITION: COAL DEPOSITION sand, mud, etc. from Appalachian and Ouachita Mountains
numerous small oscillations in sea level
coal formed from accumulated vegetation in lagoons and coastal swamps - similar to present day Dismal Swamp (VA, NC) or backwaters in LA
produced coal fields in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Illinois, etc. and Europe
COAL DEPOSITION: COAL DEPOSITION forests covered swampy land - vegetation died, sometimes killed by flooding
COAL DEPOSITION: COAL DEPOSITION forests covered swampy land
plants covered with water and sediment - low oxygen - protected from decomposition
COAL DEPOSITION: COAL DEPOSITION forests covered swampy land
plants covered with water and sediment - low oxygen - protected from decomposition
carbonization or distillation - leaves carbon
COAL DEPOSITION: COAL DEPOSITION forests covered swampy land
plants covered with water and sediment - low oxygen - protected from decomposition
carbonization or distillation - leaves carbon
(plant peat lignite bituminous anthracite)
GLACIATION IN GONDWANA: GLACIATION IN GONDWANA in South America at least 10 glacial episodes (up to 17 episodes)
GLACIATION IN GONDWANA: GLACIATION IN GONDWANA in South America at least 10 glacial episodes (up to 17 episodes)
slow movement of Gondwana over South Pole
GLACIATION IN GONDWANA: GLACIATION IN GONDWANA in South America at least 10 glacial episodes (up to 17 episodes)
slow movement of Gondwana over South Pole
Africa - Late Devonian and Carboniferous
South America - Mississippian - Permian
Australia - Permian
CORDILLERA: CORDILLERA western North America
eastward moving island arcs collide
CORDILLERA: CORDILLERA western North America
eastward moving island arcs collide
Mississippian - Antler Orogeny
Permian and later - Sonoma Orogeny