GET /paleogeography
Summary: Get paleogeography data
Operation ID: getPaleogeography
Auth: unknown
Operation ID: getPaleogeography
Auth: unknown
Description
Returns paleogeography geometry from Wright et al. (2013) for reconstructing ancient plate positions. Data from plate tectonic reconstructions.
Parameters (2)
age
(number, query, required)
Age in millions of years before present
format
(string, query, optional)
Desired output format (json, csv, geojson, geojson_bare, topojson, topojson_bare)
Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'csv', 'geojson', 'geojson_bare', 'topojson', 'topojson_bare']}
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present day continents (0 Ma) | curl |
https://macrostrat.org/paleogeography?age=0 |
|
| Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary (66 Ma) | curl |
https://macrostrat.org/paleogeography?age=66 |
|
| Late Cambrian period (500 Ma) | curl |
https://macrostrat.org/paleogeography?age=500 |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:14:42.720038 | 404 | 386ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:47:31.280891 | 404 | 410ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:37:25.656536 | 404 | 394ms |