Baltica

Baltica (green)

Baltica is the craton beneath northwestern Eurasia. Occasionally, Baltica was a continent. This is a brief history of Baltica:

Partial history of Baltica in chronological order

~2 billion years ago, Baltica formed.
~1.8 billion years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinent Columbia.
~1.5 billion years ago, Baltica along with Arctica and Eastern 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.
~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.
~250 million years from now, it is believed that all continents will crash together for forming the major supercontinent Pangaea Ultima, which Baltica will become a part of.
~400 million years from now, Pangaea Ultima will disintegrate, and no one knows what will happen to Baltica when it does. #redirect

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