Iapetus Ocean
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The Iapetus Ocean existed in the late Neoproterozoic and early Paleozoic eras of the geologic timescale. It was in the Southern Hemisphere, between the paleocontinents of Laurentia, Baltica and Avalon
Reconstruction of how the Iapetus Ocean and surrounding continents might have been arranged during the late Ediacaran period
Geological fault at Niarbyl. The narrow white diagonal line near centre of picture is where the two sides of the Iapetus Ocean met during its closure. Sutures such as these are the modern evidence for this ancient ocean.