An international team of scientists including experts from the University of Adelaide has just released the first full tectonic plate reconstruction of the last billion years – spanning nearly a quarter of the Earth’s existence.

Full article at https://sciences.adelaide.edu.au/news/list/2021/02/12/tectonic-time-lapse-one-billion-years-of-earths-history-in-40-seconds

Full-plate tectonic animation of the last billion years. White areas represent oceanic crust, green areas are modelled continental lithosphere, and blue areas are additional present-day continental crust. Spiked lines are subduction zones; blue lines are mid-ocean ridges; black lines are transform boundaries. Ma = Millions of years ago. 1 second = 25 million years. Credit: Merdith et al. 2021 (Earth Science Reviews) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103477