Pangaea-Netherlands (IMAGE)

Utrecht University

Pangaea-Netherlands

Caption

Location of The Netherlands (pink) in Pangaea, 258 million years ago.

Brown: Current continental crust above water

Light brown: Thinned and reconstructed continental crust, mostly submerged

Dark brown: Cratons/very old continental crust

Light blue: Oceanic crust

Dark blue: Thickened oceanic crust due to volcanism

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Utrecht University

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