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	Topics Baltica Topic Home Baltica redirects here. For the Russian beerRussian beer Russian beer in Russia, beer is number two alcoholic drink after Vodka, but is seen by many as a healthier almost non-alcoh... , see Baltika Breweries Baltica is a name applied by geologists to a Late ProterozoicProterozoic In geology, the Proterozoic is an eon before the first abundant complex life on Earth.... -Early Palaeozoic continentContinent A continent is a large continuous landmass.... that now includes the East European cratonEast European craton The East European craton is the core of the Baltica proto-plate and consists of three crustal regions/segments: Fennoscandia... of northwestern EurasiaEurasia Overview Eurasia is the landmass composed of Europe and Asia.... . Baltica was created as an entity not earlier than 1.8 billion years ago. Before this time, the three segments/continents that now comprise the East European craton were in different places on the globe. Baltica existed on a tectonic plate called the Baltic PlateBaltic Plate The Baltic Plate was an ancient tectonic plate that existed from the Cambrian period to the Carboniferous period.... . Partial history of Baltica in chronological order ~1.8 billion years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinentSupercontinent In geology, a supercontinent is a land mass comprising more than one continental core, or craton.... ColumbiaColumbia (supercontinent) Columbia is the name of one of the Earth's earliest supercontinents, which existed approximately 1.8 to 1.5 billion years ag... . ~1.5 billion years ago, Baltica along with ArcticaArctica Arctica was an ancient continent which formed approximately 2.5 billion years ago in the Neoarchean era.... and East AntarcticaEast Antarctic craton The East Antarctic craton is an ancient craton that forms most of Antarctica.... were part of the minor supercontinent NenaNena (supercontinent) Nena was an ancient supercontinent that consisted of the cratons of Arctica, Baltica, and East Antarctica.... . ~1.1 billion years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinent RodiniaRodinia In geology, Rodinia refers to one of the oldest known supercontinents, which contained most or all of Earth's then-current ... . ~750 million years ago, Baltica was part of the minor supercontinent Protolaurasia. ~600 million years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinent PannotiaPannotia Pannotia, first described by Ian W.... . ~CambrianCambrian Overview The Cambrian is a major division of the geologic timescale that begins about 542 mya at the end of the Proterozoic eon and... , Baltica was an independent continent. ~late OrdovicianOrdovician The Ordovician period is the second of the six periods of the Paleozoic era.... , Baltica collided with AvaloniaAvalonia Avalonia was an ancient microcontinent or terrane.... (most of modern Western Europe) ~DevonianDevonian Disambiguation: "Devonian" is sometimes used to refer to the Southwestern Brythonic language, and the people of the county of De... , Baltica collided against LaurentiaLaurentia Overview The North American craton, like all craton land, was created as continents move about the surface of the Earth, bumping into... , forming the minor supercontinent EuramericaEuramerica Euramerica was a minor supercontinent created in the Devonian as the result of a collision between Laurentian and Baltic cra... . ~PermianPermian The Permian is a geologic period that extends from about 299.0 Ma to 248.0 Ma .... , all major continents collide against each other for forming the major supercontinent PangaeaPangaea Pangaea or Pangea is the name given to the supercontinent that is believed to have existed during the Paleozoic and M... . ~JurassicJurassic The Jurassic Period is a major unit of the geologic timescale that extends from about 200 Ma , at the end of the Triassic to... , Pangaea rifted into two minor supercontinents: LaurasiaLaurasia Laurasia was a supercontinent that most recently existed as a part of the split of the Pangaean supercontinent in the late M... and GondwanaGondwana Summary The southern supercontinent Gondwana included most of the landmasses in today's southern hemisphere, including Antarctica, ... . Baltica was part of the minor supercontinent Laurasia. ~CretaceousCretaceous The Cretaceous Period is one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, reaching from the end of the Jurassic Period ... , Baltica was part of the minor supercontinent Eurasia. ~Present, Baltica is part of the forming minor supercontinent Afro-Eurasia. See also Baltic ShieldBaltic Shield The Baltic Shield is located in Fennoscandia, northwest Russia and under the Baltic Sea.... Baltic PlateBaltic Plate The Baltic Plate was an ancient tectonic plate that existed from the Cambrian period to the Carboniferous period.... javascript:WikipediaFooter('Baltica')