Geology:Baltica
Published: March 30, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: November 1, 2011, 1:20 pm
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C Michael HoganBaltica was a paleogeographic continent during the late Proterozoic (Precambrian) and early Paleozoic that comprised northwestern Europe, including most of what are now the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, European Russian and Central Europe.
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Baltica formed the southeastern margin of the Lapetus Ocean and was moved by the subduction of that ocean (during the Caledonian orogenic event) such that it made contact with North America and Greenland during the Silurian and Early Devonian.
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Peter Saundry, Steve Baum (Contributing Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Baltica". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 30, 2010; Last revised Date November 1, 2011; Retrieved May 21, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Baltica?topic=49478>
Baltica was a paleogeographic continent during the late Proterozoic (Precambrian) and early Paleozoic that comprised northwestern Europe, including most of what are now the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, European Russian and Central Europe.
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Baltica formed the southeastern margin of the Lapetus Ocean and was moved by the subduction of that ocean (during the Caledonian orogenic event) such that it made contact with North America and Greenland during the Silurian and Early Devonian.
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