New York City pinned on theAncient Earthinteractive map set to 120 million years ago.
A new interactivemapallows anyone to trace their hometown’s geographic shifts through millions of years of Earth’s history.
EntitledAncient Earth, the site is easy to use.
New York City pinned on theAncient Earthinteractive map set to 120 million years ago.
Users simply begin by dropping a pin in a location of their choice.
Aside from tracking their own location, users can scroll through millions of years of history.
Users can even opt to remove the clouds scattered over the Earth’s surface to obtain a clearer view.
New York City pinned on theAncient Earthinteractive map set to 750 million years ago.
Useful to students and teachers, a drop-down menu allows users to find monumental benchmarks in Earth’s history.
For example, the first land plants appeared 430 million years ago during the Silurian Period.
During this pivotal time, a mass extinction threatened marine invertebrates.
New York City pinned on theAncient Earthinteractive map set to 430 million years ago.
The maps of the ancient landmasses and seas (known aspaleoglobes) were developed by geologist Christopher Scotese.
Computer scientist and paleontologistIan Websterthen visualized them usingGPlates, a software that models plate tectonics.
Speaking toCNNabout the project, Webster noted, It shows that our environment is dynamic and can change.
New York City pinned on theAncient Earthinteractive map set to 90 million years ago.
It will be very different in the future, and Earth may outlast us all.
Try the Ancient Earth mapfor yourselfand learn more about your hometown.
New York City pinned on theAncient Earthinteractive map set to 750 million years ago.
New York City pinned on theAncient Earthinteractive map set to 430 million years ago.
New York City pinned on theAncient Earthinteractive map set to 90 million years ago.
