The configuration of continents and oceans of our tectonically active planet is ever changing. Using new, high‐resolution paleogeographic base maps, we created a set of animations that examine key elements of plate tectonics. These time‐ and space‐based paleoglobe reconstructions illustrate continental rifting, continental breakup, ocean ridges and fracture zones, hot spot tracks, arc‐backarc systems, continental collision, terrane accretion, opening‐closing of ocean basins, supercontinent formation, plate velocities, and future Earth. Each animation is supported by a narrative that offers a brief topical overview, some observations to guide a user's exploration, and key references that formulated the main ideas and concepts that became the foundations of modern plate tectonics.

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解构构造：十个动画探索

我们构造活跃的星球的大陆和海洋的构造正在发生变化。使用新的高分辨率古地理底图，我们创建了一组动画，用于检查板块构造的关键元素。这些基于时空的古地球重建显示了大陆裂谷，大陆破裂，洋脊和断裂带，热点轨迹，弧后弧系统，大陆碰撞，地层增生，海洋盆地的开合，超大陆形成，板块速度，和未来的地球。每个动画都有一个叙事支持，该叙事提供了简短的主题概述，一些指导用户进行探索的观察以及主要参考资料，这些参考资料构成了成为现代板块构造基础的主要思想和观念。