Baltica

Baltica is the craton beneath northwestern Eurasia. Occasionally, Baltica was an independent continent. This is a brief history of Baltica:

Partial (incomplete) history of Baltica in chronological order

• ~2 billion years ago, Baltica formed.
• ~1.8 billion years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinent Columbia.
• ~1.5 billion years ago, Baltica along with Arctica and Eastern Antarctica were part of the minor supercontinent Nena.
• ~1.1 billion years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinent Rodinia.
• ~750 million years ago, Baltica was part of the minor supercontinent Protolaurasia.
• ~600 million years ago, Baltica was part of the major supercontinent Pannotia.
• ~Cambrian, Baltica was an independent continent.
• ~Devonian, Baltica collided against Laurentia, forming the minor supercontinent Euramerica.
• ~Permian, all major continents collide against each other for forming the major supercontinent Pangæa.
• ~Jurassic, Pangæa rifted into two minor supercontinents: Laurasia and Gondwana. Baltica was part of the minor supercontinent Laurasia.
• ~Cretaceous, Baltica was part of the minor supercontinent Eurasia.
• ~Present, Baltica is part of the forming minor supercontinent Eurafrasia.
• ~250 million years from now, all continents will crash together for forming the major supercontinent Pangæa Ultima. Baltica will be part of the major supercontinent Pangæa Ultima.
• ~400 million years from now, the major supercontinent Pangæa Ultima will disintegrate. None knows what will happen to Baltica when the major supercontinent of Pangæa Ultima will disintigrate.