Siberia (continent) 943937 214598474 2008-05-24T09:30:57Z Hoseumou 5037244 '''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.] {{Continents of the world}} [[Category:Historical continents]] [[Category:Siberia]] [[Category:Natural history of Asia]] {{geol-stub}} [[cs:Sibiř (kontinent)]] [[lt:Siberija]] [[nl:Siberisch Craton]] [[ja:シベリア大陸]] [[sh:Sibir (kontinent)]] [[sv:Siberia]] [[zh:西伯利亞大陸]]