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.
- ~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 Pangaea.
- ~Jurassic, Pangaea 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 Pangaea Ultima, which Baltica will become a part of.
- ~400 million years from now, Pangaea Ultima will disintegrate, and no one knows what will happen to Baltica when it does.Template:Geol-stub