Geology of the Paleozoic Era Geology Of The Paleozoic Era Overview Global tectonic theme of the Paleozoic - assembly of the supercontinent, Pangea. Since the Earth's geography changes over geologic time, geologists want to create maps of the Earth as it was in the past. We also want to reconstruct geography on the continents.
Sedimentary environments provide paleogeography information.
Construct simplified view of world geography for a particular time period in the past. Examples - World, Laurentia in the Cambrian. Six major Paleozoic continents are recognized. Gondwana moves to higher southern latitudes. All other continents at low northern latitudes.