Join Isla and Connor as they explore features of tectonic movement along the Great Glen ... It is made up of large slabs called tectonic plates. The plates fit together like jigsaw puzzle pieces ...

The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries: convergent, where plates move into one another; divergent, where plates move apart; and transform, where plates move sideways ...

Visuals that reproduce nearly two billion years of movement are essential to research initiatives that dig into Earth's history, geologic periods, and hidden tectonic plates.

and he has made multiple animated maps based from his research. For more animations from Scotese about tectonic plate motions — past and present — and Earth history, check out his YouTube page.

Map of the Word with lines marking boundaries of tectonic plates ... and crust—is split into sections called plates, which move. These movements create mountains, volcanoes and oceans.