Directory
Map Folio 46, Middle Triassic (Landinian, 232.9 Ma)
2013, Scotese, C.R., 2013. Map Folio 46, Middle Triassic (Landinian, 232.9 Ma), PALEOMAP PaleoAtlas for ArcGIS, volume 3, Triassic and Jurassic Paleogeographic, Paleoclimatic and Plate Tectonic Reconstructions, PALEOMAP Project, Evanston, IL.
2013.52 These maps (rectilinear projection) are from the PALEOMAP PaleoAtlas for ArcGIS (Scotese, 2013a-f). This is a digital atlas of plate tectonic, paleogeographic, and paleoclimatic reconstructions designed for use with the GIS software, ArcMap (ESRI). Table 1 lists the various types of maps that comprise the PALEOMAP PaleoAtlas. The maps included in this folio are highlighted in bold text (Table 1). The last map in each folio is a rectilinear graticule that can be overlain on the maps to provide a geographic reference frame. A rectilinear projection was used because it can be easily georeferenced in ArcMap and transformed into a variety of other map projections. The rectilinear map projection can also be directly “wrapped” onto a spherical projection, like the oneused by Google Earth. A set of Google Earth paleoglobes has made from the maps in this folio. These Google Earth paleoglobes can be downloaded at: www.globalgeology.com. If the map you need is missing, or if there doesn’t seem to be a map folio for the exact time interval of interest, please contact me (cscotese@gmail.com). Table 2 lists all the time intervals that comprise the PALEOMAP PaleoAtlas for ArcGIS. The PaleoAtlas contains one map for every stage in the Phanerozoic, as well as 6 maps for the late Precambrian. Eventually, Map Folios, like this one, will be published for every time interval in the PALEOMAP PaleoAtlas. The following section is a brief description of the maps that makeup the Map Folio.
