Story of the Malay Peninsula

Описание: This animation shows the plate tectonic history of India, Southeast Asia, and in particular the Malay peninsula (the red dot is Singapore). It was produced for an exhibit at the Singapore Sceince Centre. (I recommend that you go there and have a look.) The animation begins with the modern world, but then fades back in time to 100 million years ago when India and Southeast Asia were separated by a wide ocean (Tethys Ocean). Animals living in India and Australia evolved in isolation giving rise to such oddities as the kangaroo and platypus. 50 million years ago India collided with Southeast Asia, allowing migration between the two areas. Zooming in, we see that Australia arrived at the southern border of Southeast Asia ~10 million years ago.

Please cite this animation as:
Scotese, C.R., 2013. The Story of the Malay Peninsula, PALEOMAP Project, Evanston, ,IL. YouTube Animation,    • Story of the Malay Peninsula  .

Prof. Christopher R. Scotese
Director, PALEOMAP Project
134 Dodge, Evanston Illinois 60202
817 914 7090 (cell)

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View interview of Professor Scotese:    • Paleogeographer's Song by C.R. Scotese  

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APPS:

Free app - EarthViewer (Apple/Android) showing plate tectonic and paleogeographic evolution through time: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/ea...

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