×

This visualization is created and maintained by Ian Webster. See more of my work at ianww.com or email me at ian@dinosaurpictures.org.

Click here to subscribe to occassional email updates when we add something interesting to this visualization such as new dinosaur or plate tectonic data.

Plate tectonic and paleogeographic maps by C.R. Scotese, PALEOMAP Project. For more information visit: https://www.earthbyte.org/paleomap-paleoatlas-for-gplates & www.globalgeology.com. Read more about the methods used here.

Some elements of this visualization are not adjusted for time (eg. cloud and star positions). The locations are accurate to ~100 km. The coloring of the maps is based on elevation and bathymetry: dark blue = deep water, light blue = shallow water; dark green, green, tan, brown, white = ground in increasing order of elevation.