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Baltica

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Baltica is the craton beneath northwestern Eurasia. Occasionally, Baltica was an independent continent. This is a brief history of Baltica:

Partial history of Baltica in chronological order

  • ~2 billion years ago, Baltica formed.
  • ~1.8 billion years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinent Columbia.
  • ~1.5 billion years ago, Baltica along with Arctica and Eastern Antarctica were part of the minor supercontinent nena (supercontinent)Nena.
  • ~1.1 billion years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinent Rodinia.
  • ~750 million years ago, Baltica was part of the minor supercontinent Protolaurasia.
  • ~600 million years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinent Pannotia.
  • ~Cambrian, Baltica was an independent continent.
  • ~Devonian, Baltica collided against Laurentia, forming the minor supercontinent Euramerica.
  • ~Permian, all major continents collide against each other for forming the major supercontinent Pangæa.
  • ~Jurassic, Pangæa rifted into two minor supercontinents: Laurasia and Gondwana. Baltica was part of the minor supercontinent Laurasia.
  • ~Cretaceous, Baltica was part of the minor supercontinent Eurasia.
  • ~Present, Baltica is part of the forming minor supercontinent Eurafrasia.
  • ~250 million years from now, all continents will crash together for forming the major supercontinent Pangæa Ultima. Baltica will be part of the major supercontinent Pangæa Ultima.
  • ~400 million years from now, the major supercontinent Pangæa Ultima will disintegrate. None knows what will happen to Baltica when Pangæa Ultima disintigrates.