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Researchers Complete New Gondwana Map

Posted by samzenpus on from the old-directions dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A new computer simulated map has revealed the past position of the Australian, Antarctic and Indian tectonic plates, demonstrating how they formed the supercontinent Gondwana 165 million years ago. 'It was a simple technique, matching the geological boundaries on each plate. The geological units formed before the continents broke apart, so we used their position to put this ancient jigsaw puzzle back together again,' said Lloyd White of Royal Holloway University in a press release. 'We found that many existing studies had positioned the plates in the wrong place because the geological units did not align on each plate.'"

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  1. Original Press Release by pavon · · Score: 5, Informative

    Skip the regergitated article and go strait to the press release to see the map, and a video (and a link to the paper if you have access or are willing to pay $30).

  2. Video of Australia, Antarctica, India Breakup by Omegaman · · Score: 5, Informative

    In searching for the actual new map of Gondwana, the researchers in the article have this video of three continents separating.
    http://vimeo.com/68311221

  3. Re:Name change by Nimey · · Score: 3, Informative

    Let me Wikipedia that for you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondwana

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  4. Re:Google maps? by icebike · · Score: 5, Informative

    When is google maps going to have this? I want to trace where my house was back then.

    Google???

    I would have been happy just to have the Summary link to the actual map instead of something several clicks removed.

    The actual story is HERE
    and a video of the breakup is here

    Why do posters link to things that are simply Click-Frauds for some advertiser campaign? And why do editors let them?

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  5. Animation of unified supercontinent breakup by sonamchauhan · · Score: 4, Informative

    Pangaea is the original unified supercontinent. Animation of its breakup is here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pangea_animation_03.gif

    Gondwana is one of the units formed as a product of the Pangaea breakup.

    This study claims heightened accuracy of the Gondwana breakup