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Baltica in 550 mya (green)

Baltica is a name applied by geologists to a Late Proterozoic-Early Palaeozoic continent that now includes the East European craton of northwestern Eurasia. Russian beer (Russian пиво &ndash Pivo in Russia beer is number two alcoholic drink after Vodka, but is seen by many as a healthier almost non-alcoholic alternative Baltika redirects here For the football club see FC Baltika Kaliningrad Baltika Brewery () is the largest brewery In Astronomy, Geology, and Paleontology, mya or " mya " is an abbreviation for "million years ago". The Proterozoic (ˌproʊtərəˈzoʊɪk is a geological eon representing a period before the first abundant complex life on Earth. The Paleozoic or Palaeozoic Era (from the Greek palaio (παλαιο "old" and zoe (ζωη "life" meaning "ancient life" A continent is one of several large Landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by Convention rather than any strict criteria with seven regions The East European craton is the core of the Baltica proto- plate and consists of three crustal regions/segments Fennoscandia to the northwest Volgo-Uralia For the superstate in George Orwell 's novel see Nations of Nineteen Eighty-Four. Baltica was created as an entity not earlier than 1. 8 billion years ago. Before this time, the three segments/continents that now comprise the East European craton were in different places on the globe. Baltica existed on a tectonic plate called the Baltic Plate. Plate tectonics (from Greek τέκτων tektōn "builder" or "mason" describes the large scale motions of Earth 's Lithosphere The Baltic Plate was an ancient Tectonic plate that existed from the Cambrian period to the Carboniferous period.

Partial history of Baltica in chronological order

~1. 8 billion years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinent Columbia. In Geology, a supercontinent is a Landmass comprising more than one Continental core or Craton. Columbia is the name of one of the Earth's oldest Supercontinents It was first proposed by J
~1. 5 billion years ago, Baltica along with Arctica and East Antarctica were part of the minor supercontinent Nena. Arctica was an ancient Continent which formed approximately 2 The East Antarctic craton is an ancient Craton that forms most of Antarctica. Nena was an ancient Supercontinent that consisted of the Cratons of Arctica, Baltica, and East Antarctica.
~1. 1 billion years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinent Rodinia. For the Genus of Metalmark butterflies, see Rodinia (butterfly.
~750 million years ago, Baltica was part of the minor supercontinent Protolaurasia. Laurasia (lɔˈreɪʃiə lɔˈreɪʒə was a Supercontinent that most recently existed as a part of the split of the Pangaean supercontinent in the late Mesozoic
~600 million years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinent Pannotia. Pannotia, first described by Ian W D Dalziel in 1997 is a hypothetical Supercontinent that existed from the Pan-African orogeny about 600 million years ago to the
~Cambrian, Baltica was an independent continent. The Cambrian is a geologic period and system that began about Ma (million years ago at the end of the Proterozoic eon and ended about Ma with
~late Ordovician, Baltica collided with Avalonia (most of modern Western Europe)
~Devonian, Baltica collided against Laurentia, forming the minor supercontinent Euramerica. The Ordovician is a geologic period and system, the second of six of the Paleozoic era, and covers the time between 488 Avalonia was an ancient Microcontinent or Terrane whose history formed much of the older rocks of Western Europe, Atlantic Canada and parts of the The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era spanning from to million years ago. Laurentia (also known as the North American craton) like all Craton land was created as continents moved about the surface of the Earth Euramerica (also known as Laurussia or Old Red Continent) was a minor Supercontinent created in the Devonian as the result of a collision between
~Permian, all major continents collide against each other for forming the major supercontinent Pangaea. The Permian is a geologic period and system that extends from 299 Pangaea, Pangæa or Pangea (pænˈdʒiːə from παν pan, meaning entire, and Γαῖα Gaea, meaning Earth in
~Jurassic, Pangaea rifted into two minor supercontinents: Laurasia and Gondwana. The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Ma (million years ago to Ma that is from the end of the Triassic to the beginning Laurasia (lɔˈreɪʃiə lɔˈreɪʒə was a Supercontinent that most recently existed as a part of the split of the Pangaean supercontinent in the late Mesozoic Gondwana (ɡɒnˈdwɑːnə originally Gondwanaland) was a southern Supercontinent that existed about 500 to 200 Ma ago Baltica was part of the minor supercontinent Laurasia.
~Cretaceous, Baltica was part of the minor supercontinent Eurasia. The Cretaceous (kriːˈteɪʃəs, usually abbreviated 'K' for its German translation "Kreide" is a geologic period and system, reaching from the end of
~Present, Baltica is part of the forming minor supercontinent Afro-Eurasia. Afro-Eurasia or less commonly Afrasia or Eurafrasia Normally it is divided at the Suez Canal into Eurasia and Africa the former of which can be subdivided

Partial history of Baltica in chronological order

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