How did we get the landscape that we have today? I’m talking the big stuff, geology, not horticulture. Plate tectonics. We all know what Earth looks like now, but how did we get here?
This animation starts with the world we recognize, then rolls back time to show how the planet’s macrostructure has changed. Fun, right?
Witness 1.8 billion years of tectonic plates dance across Earth’s surface in a new animation
Mapping our planet through its long history creates a beautiful continental dance — mesmerising in itself and a work of natural art.
It’s a beautiful dance.
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J.R. Johnson 
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