How Much Has Continental Drift Moved Your Hometown Over 750 Million Years?

[fresh_42]

A California paleontologist has created an interactive map that allows people to see how far their hometowns have moved over 750 million years of continental drift. This is really cool!

https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#600

 

[Tom.G]

Here is a similar one, Interactive Virtual Earth, that covers a whole bunch of stuff:
http://portal.gplates.org/#SEAFLOOR

On the Topographic reconstruction (last one on that page), note how fast the Indian subcontinent (New Delhi) is moving starting about 80Mya (Million years ago). No wonder the Himalayas are so high and rugged!