Continental Drift

Click on any of the four colored regions
to the left for a paleontological history
of each era.

The number in the lower right represents millions of years ago.

To see continental positions during a particular time, click on the STOP
button of your browser as the red arrow reaches the era of interest.

WOW! Let me see that again!

Animation built from images provided by:
Christopher R. Scotese
PALEOMAP Project
U. Texas at Arlington


If you would like more information on a particular geologic time period, you can scan a complete listing of our exhibits by clicking on the Web Lift below. You can also use the lift on any of our pages to look up a particular taxon (group of organisms), or to look up an unfamiliar word. If you would like more information about getting around within the exhibits, we now have a page on navigating, which contains hints and help.