Christopher Scotese

Christopher R. Scotese
Born	4 May 1953 Chicago, IL
Residence	USA
Fields	geology, paleogeography
Institutions	University of Texas, Arlington
Alma mater	University of Chicago

Christopher R. Scotese is geologist at the University of Texas at Arlington. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1985. He is creator of the Paleomap Project, which aims to map Earth over the last billion years, and is credited with predicting Pangaea Ultima, a possible future supercontinent configuration.^[1]

Dr. Scotese has renamed Pangaea Ultima to Pangaea Proxima to alleviate confusion about the name Pangaea Ultima, which implies that it is the last supercontinent.^[2]

Selected Publications

• Scotese, C.R. (1997). Continental Drift (7 ed.). Arlington, Texas: PALEOMAP Project. pp. 79. 

References

1. ^ "Curriculum Vitae: Christopher R. Scotese". Paleomap Project. http://www.scotese.com/ScoteseCV.htm. 
2. ^ Pangaea, the comeback

External links

• Continents in Collision: Pangea Ultima
• The Paleomap Project
• Profile from UTA
• http://www.science.org.au/nova/newscientist/104ns_011.htm

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Name	Scotese, Christopher
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Date of birth	4 May 1953
Place of birth	Chicago, IL
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