Florida and The Unified Theory
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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FLORIDA AND The unified theory
MAX KOBERNICK, ARAM GERAHAIN, AND SHANNON HASKELL, AND JAKE A
FLORIDA DID NOT START OUT AS PART OF NORTH AMERICA
IT WAS ADDED IN A PROCESS CALLED CONTINENTAL ACCRETION.
Continental Accretion is when continents "grow",
AS SEDIMENTS GROW ALONG THEIR EDGES.
Africa
ABOUT 530 M.Y.A FLORIDA BEGAN TO FORM ON THE EDGE OF AFRICA.
Pangea
IN PANGEA, FLORIDA WAS WEDGED BETWEEN AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA, AND NORTH AMERICA.
LAURASIA
PANGEA SPLIT INTO LAURASIA AND GONDWANA.
North America split from Laurasia.
IT BROUGHT FLORIDA ALONG WITH IT ON THE NORTH AMERICAN PLATE.
Between 50-100 M.Y.A , FLORIDA WAS UNDERWATER.
SKELETONS PILED UP, CREATING LIMESTONE. SEA LEVELS ROSE AND FELL.
FLORIDA IN THE ICE AGE
FLORIDA WAS 3X ITS CURRENT SIZE BECAUSE MUCH OF THE EARTH'S WATER WAS TRAPPED IN ICE.
paleo-INDIANS
DURING THE ICE AGE, PALEO-INDIANS INHABITED FLORIDA.
Paleo-Indian remains have been
FOUND UNDERWATER, PROVING THAT FL WAS THIS SIZE.
FLORIDA AND THE UNIFIED THEORY
Florida shifted on the North American plate with North America.
