Plate Tectonics in action

This animation shows the evolution of Earth's continents through the history of macro-scale animal life on Earth, starting in the middle of the Ediacaran period, some 600 million years ago. The animation was constructed by ARC Science Simulations, and represents the current body of knowledge of Geological thinking. The maps utilise accurate data sets of the former location, scale and of Earth's continents using a variety of methods, including palaeomagnetism, stratigraphy, geological mapping and radioiso