Where were you 300 million years ago? A tool to find out.

[Rain Man]

This is a cool web site: http://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#66

You can input your address (tip: doesn't have to be your exact address), and it'll plot your point on a world map. You can then change the date of your map to see who plate tectonics would have worked around your location for the past 750 million years.

Living in Denver, I've been on a coastline numerous times. I think my property has been near the beach at least six different times.

[displacedinMN]

300,000 years ago, Pangaea just started breaking up.

I am going to add this to my school list.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

300,000 years ago, Pangaea just started breaking up.

I am going to add this to my school list.

You might want to add some zeros to that.

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

You might want to add some zeros to that.

yup, forgot a few. Corrected to 350,000,000

I also like telling the kids that MPLS was underwater many times. But it had nothing to do with lakes. Freaks them out. Fish many feet long. Large teeth. Then show them the proof. That is learning.

[Paniero]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

You might want to add some zeros to that.

This bitch don't know bout Pangea-

Lil Dickey

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by Paniero

This bitch don't know bout Pangea-

Lil Dickey

huh?

[jjjayb]

Originally Posted by Paniero

This bitch don't know bout Pangea-

Lil Dickey

Lol. Same thing popped into my head reading this thread. Watch out for the wolves.

[ThaVirus]

No wonder the Himalayas are so huge. The Indian subcontinent used to be an island.

[ChiefGator]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

No wonder the Himalayas are so huge. The Indian subcontinent used to be an island.

Yeah, that is one of the cooler bits of tectonic lore... when they automate it and you can see the Indian sub-continent smash into Asia above and push up the Himalayas.

Fairly recently too. I want to say the Himalayas continue to be pushed up at some small rate each year.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by ChiefGator

Yeah, that is one of the cooler bits of tectonic lore... when they automate it and you can see the Indian sub-continent smash into Asia above and push up the Himalayas.

Fairly recently too. I want to say the Himalayas continue to be pushed up at some small rate each year.

I've read that the Himalayas are still growing an inch a year or more, which seems like a lot when you think about it.

[ChiefGator]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I've read that the Himalayas are still growing an inch a year or more, which seems like a lot when you think about it.

Yep.. that is why I am waiting to climb it.. why climb it now when it will be bigger and even more impressive in 30 years?

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by ChiefGator

Yeah, that is one of the cooler bits of tectonic lore... when they automate it and you can see the Indian sub-continent smash into Asia above and push up the Himalayas.

Fairly recently too. I want to say the Himalayas continue to be pushed up at some small rate each year.

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I've read that the Himalayas are still growing an inch a year or more, which seems like a lot when you think about it.

IIRC, it's a prettt significant amount.

When does it stop?

[dirk digler]

I am confused I thought the earth was only 10,000 years old

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

IIRC, it's a prettt significant amount.

When does it stop?

Until the masses are equally moving forces. Maybe never

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

IIRC, it's a prettt significant amount.

When does it stop?

It's about 2.4" per year.

It stops when the Indian plate runs out of gas maybe in 100 million years.

The Appalachians used to be higher than the Himalayas. Now they're worn-down nubs of their former selves. They're one of the oldest mountain rangers on earth. The oldest rocks found in them are some 480 million years old.