Siberia (continent)
Siberia, also known as Siberian Craton, Angaraland (or simply Angara) and Angarida,Pangea during the Late Carboniferous-Permian. The Verkhoyansk Sea, a passive continental margin, was fringing the Siberian Craton to the east in what is now the East Siberian Lowland.[2]
Angaraland was named in the 1880s by Austrian geologist
Angara River in Siberia.[3]
Precambrian history
About 2.5 billion years ago (in the
Protolaurasia. During the Ediacaran Period around 600 million years ago, Protolaurasia became part of the southern supercontinent of Pannotia but around 550 million years ago, both Pannotia and Protolaurasia split up to become the continents of Laurentia, Baltica and Siberia.[citation needed
]
Paleozoic history
Siberia was an independent continent through the early Paleozoic until, during the
Pangea.[4]
Mesozoic and Cenozoic history
Pangaea split up during the
subtropical region and part of the new supercontinent of Pangaea Proxima.[citation needed
]
Features
- Akitkan Orogen[5]
- Aldan Shield
- Anabar Shield
- Birekte Terrane[6]
- Daldyn Terrane
- Magan Terrane
- Olenyok Uplift
- Stanovoy tectonic zone[7]
- Tunguska Basin
- Tungus Terrane
See also
References
- .
- ^ Permian bivalve mollusks of Northeast Asia, Fig. 1
- ISBN 9780486226682. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- S2CID 247459291.
- ^ Schematic map of the Siberian craton showing boundaries of the craton and its terranes
- ^ Schematic map of ancient terrains and kimberlitic fields in the Siberian craton
- ^ YAKUTIAN KIMBERLITE PROVINCE: POSITION IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE SIBERIAN CRATON AND COMPOSITION OF THE UPPER AND LOWER CRUST
External links
- Blakey, R. "Global Earth History: Sedimentation, Tectonics, and Paleogeography of Asia". Northern Arizona University. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2015.(History of Siberia as well as other parts of Asia)