A new global Phanerozoic plate reconstruction model
Download an animation of our global plate tectonic model (0-250 Ma at 5 Ma intervals).
- New global, high-resolution, dynamic plate tectonic model for the Cenozoic and Mesozoic.
- Accurately reconstructs the position and interaction of the Earth's tectonic plates and geological datasets.
- Deformable plates method - ability to warp deformable plates to reduce overlap and under-fit problems.
Plate Wizard provides the following:
- A new unique, globally coherent set of continent-ocean boundary definitions.
- An ArcGIS extension that allows users to reconstruct the palaeopositions of the Earth's plates and associated datasets.
- A unique deformable plate model for the passive margins of the Atlantic and southern Australia.
The Plate Wizard model is based on detailed mapping of the Earth's crust incorporating geophysical, seismic and structural datasets that redefine the continent-ocean boundary, to allow accurate positioning of plate boundaries.
Plate Wizard possesses a complex global hierarchical rotation file based on a hypothetical fixed hotspot reference frame that controls the movements of the plates.
Late Triassic (Norian) 210 Ma - The Kara Sea study (FRL, 2009), palaeotectonics and palaeoenvironments
Plate Wizard is used for:
- Understanding depositional environments
- Defining basin shape, form and evolution
Plate Wizard forms the basis of palaeogeographic mapping for:
- Modelling climate/palaeo-Earth systems
- Predicting source facies, sediment transport/reservoir facies
- Assessing timing of deformation and trap development
