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'Baltica' is a Late Proterozoic-Early Palaeozoic continent that now includes the East European craton of northwestern Eurasia. Baltica was created as an entity not earlier than 1.8 Ga. Before this time, the three segments/continents that now make up the East European craton were in different places on the globe. Baltica rode on top a tectonic plate, known as the Baltic Plate. This is a brief history of Baltica:

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Partial history of Baltica in chronological order

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Partial history of Baltica in chronological order

★ ~1.8 billion years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinent Columbia.

★ ~1.5 billion years ago, Baltica along with Arctica and East 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.

★ ~late Ordovician, Baltica collided with Avalonia (most of modern Western Europe)

★ ~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.

See also

★ Baltic Shield

★ Baltic Plate