Continental Drift and Plate TectonicsSupercontinent 200 m.y.a.Shelf fit of southern continentsMesosaurus occurrencesOther fossil locationsStructure across oceanStructure matchedOccurrence of Southern Glaciation Match of Southern GlaciationClimate zonesClimate distributionChange in pole positionChange in continent positionClimatic change with driftingSupercontinent 200 m.y.a.Lithospheric PlatesEarth’s structureEarth’s outer shellRelationship of crust, lithosphere and asthenospherePlates of southern/eastern hemispherePlate MapContinental Drift and Plate TectonicsChapter 8Pages 215-228Supercontinent 200 m.y.a.Shelf fit of southern continentsMesosaurus occurrencesOther fossil locations• http://www.mu.edu/classes/day/images/PlateTechtonics/fossils.gifStructure across oceanStructure matchedOccurrence of Southern GlaciationMatch of Southern GlaciationClimate zones• http://www.geol.umd.edu/~piccoli/100/ch9_2.htmClimate distribution• http://www.mu.edu/classes/day/images/PlateTechtonics/climatezones.htmChange in pole position• http://www.mu.edu/classes/day/images/PlateTechtonics/climatezones.htmChange in continent position• http://www.mu.edu/classes/day/images/PlateTechtonics/climatezones.htmClimatic change with drifting• http://www.geol.umd.edu/~piccoli/100/ch9_2.htmSupercontinent 200 m.y.a.• http://terra.chemeketa.edu/Faculty/fraa/geology/topics/tectonics/photos/htmls/world-sea-floor2.html• http://terra.chemeketa.edu/Faculty/fraa/geology/topics/tectonics/photos/htmls/pacific-sea-floor.html• http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/PlateTectonics/Maps/map_quakes_world_990707_flat.htmlLithospheric PlatesEarth’s structureEarth’s outer shellRelationship of crust, lithosphere and asthenosphere• http://earth.geol.ksu.edu/sgao/g100/plots/0829_12_litho.jpghttp://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/PlateTectonics/Maps/map_plate_tectonics_world.htmlPlates of southern/eastern hemispherehttp://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/PlateTectonics/Maps/map_juan_de_fuca_ridge.htmlhttp://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/PlateTectonics/Maps/map_plate_tectonics_cascades.htmlPlate MapAnimation link•
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