This animated poster shows the paleotopography and changing distribution of the Earth's tectonic plates from 541 million years ago to the present day.
Paleogeographic reconstructions of the Earth at the beginning of the Paleozoic (541 Ma), Mesozoic (252 Ma), and Cenozoic (66 Ma). 
Earth's present day topography. 
Source(s): Scotese, C.R. and Wright, N., 2018. PALEOMAP paleodigital elevation models (PaleoDEMS) for the Phanerozoic. PALEOMAP Proj.
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