Evolution Of The Qin Mountains As Part Of The Ancient Supercontinent Rodinia
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 14:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The Qinling-Dabie orogenic complex, part of a large east-west mountain range in the heart of China, plays a key role in helping scientists understand the formation and breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia, according to a new paper. Rodinia (Russian for "homeland") was Earth's first supercontinent. It hails from around 1.1 billion years ago and was formed when three or four existing continents collided in a large mountain-building episode called the Grenville Orogeny. There are also earlier hypothesized supercontinents, including a tiny one that is only considered a supercontinent because it was alone. read more