Siberia (continent)
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'''Siberia''' is the [[craton]] located in the heart of the region of [[Siberia]]. Siberia or '''"Angaraland"''' (or simply '''Angara''') is today the [[Central Siberian Plateau]]. It is an extremely ancient [[craton]] that formed an independent continent before the [[Permian]]
== Partial ''(Incomplete)'' history of Siberia in chronological order ==
* ~2.5 billion years ago ([[Siderian]]), Siberia was part of a continent of [[Arctica]], along with the [[Canadian Shield]]
* ~1.1 billion years ago ([[Stenian]]), Siberia became part of the major [[supercontinent]] of [[Rodinia]].
* ~750 million years ago ([[Cryogenian]]), Rodinia broke up, and Siberia became part of the minor supercontinent of [[Protolaurasia]].
* ~600 million years ago ([[Ediacaran]]), Protolaurasia became part of the major southern supercontinent of [[Pannotia]].
* ~550 million years ago ([[Ediacaran]]), Pannotia broke up and Protolaurasia split up and became the continents of [[Laurentia]], [[Baltica]], and Siberia.
* ~[[Cambrian]], Siberia was an independent continent.
* ~[[Carboniferous]], Siberia collided with the minor continent of [[Kazakhstania]].
* ~[[Permian]], Siberia and Kazakhstania collided with [[Baltica]], thus completing the formation of the supercontinent [[Pangaea]].
* ~[[Jurassic]], Pangaea split up into the two minor supercontinents of [[Gondwana]] and [[Laurasia]].
* ~[[Cretaceous]], Laurasia gradually split up into the 2 continents of [[North America]] and [[Eurasia]].
* ~[[Eocene]], The minor continent of [[India]] collided into [[Asia]], generating the [[Himalaya]].
* ~Present day, Siberia is part of the continent of Asia which is part of [[Eurasia]].
* ~250 million years in the future, Siberia may be in the [[subtropical]] region and part of a new supercontinent of [[Pangaea Ultima]].
* ~400 million years in the future, Pangaea Ultima may disintegrate, but Siberia may remain attached to Eurasia.
==External links==
*[http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~rcb7/paleogeographic_asia.html Asia History - Page detailing the history of Siberia as well as other parts of Asia.]
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[[Category:Natural history of Asia]]
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