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Plate Model Coverage
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*
*
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Dual control or plate
boundaries topology*
Global*
Partial Earth*
* Double lines signify the model
has linework (i.e. representation
of plate boundaries)
Points of change in model
evolution (major split or
creation of new group)
Plate Model Key Features
Representation of the
plate boundaries for
entirety of the model
Data support for industry
resources targeting
Longitudinal control
True Polar Wander
Technology
Drivers
Continuously
Closing Plates
Global Data
Compilations
ArcGIS
Workstation CPU
Plate
Modeling
Applications
®
QuickPlates
®
PaleoWeb
®
PaleoGlobe
GPlates
PointTracker
®
PaleoGIS
GMAP
PlateTrekker
Terra Mobilis
Plate Models Cz Mesozoic Paleozoic Precambrian
1
2
3
4
5 * *
6 *
7
8 * *
2020
End
End
2010
2000
1990
1980
1,100
550 540
300
200
150
410
9 * * *
250
230
200
140
1,300
1,100
1,000
888
750
( )
10 * *
530
11
520
12 *
1,750
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( )
13 * * *
14 *
15 Neftex Plate
( )
tectonic model * * * *
End
600
2,900
2,500
2,100
16 PalaeoPlates * * *
1970
Main Frame CPU
1960
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Figure 2> Genealogy tree representing the temporal evolution of academic and commercial, global plate tectonic models developed by
different groups, and their geological time span. The difference between global and partial Earth is explained in Figure 3. The information in
this figure was synthesized to the best of the authors’ knowledge (grew from Vérard, 2018 and Chris Scotese pers. comm., London, 2017).
Plate tectonic models denominations: 1) Cambridge PaleoMap (Smith et al., 1973), rights sold to company A; 2) Company A, rights sold to
company B; 3) Company B; 4) ODSN Plate Tectonic Reconstruction Service (Hay et al., 1999, after rotation poles published in Sprinsky and
Snyder, 1986); 5) Company C; 6) Company D; 7) PaleoMap project (e.g. Scotese and Baker, 1976; Scotese et al., 2016); 8) CEED — Centre
for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (e.g. Torsvik et al., 2014); 9) EarthByte Group, various Phanerozoic models (e.g. Seton et al., 2012; Gurnis
et al., 2012; Shephard et al., 2013; Young et al., 2018; Zahirovic et al., 2016; Müller et al., 2019); 10) PLATES model, University of Texas
Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) (e.g. Dalziel et al., 1997); 11) Rodinia (IGCP 440) (Li et al., 2008); 12) Precambrian models (Pisarevsky et al.,
2013; Meredith et al., 2017); 13) Panalesis, (Christian Vérard, in prep); 14) University of Lausanne plate tectonic model (e.g. Stampfli and
Borel, 2002), now copyright Halliburton referred to and further development continues as 15; 15) Neftex ® Plate tectonic model; and 16)
PalaeoPlates, by Bruce Eglington and Evans, in prep.
Software: PaleoGIS ® , PaleoGlobe ® , and PaleoWeb ® are registered trademarks of The Rothwell Group, L.P.