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'''Christopher R. Scotese''' is a geologist at the [[University of Texas at Arlington]]. He received his [[Doctor of Philosophy|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scotese.com/ScoteseCV.htm |title=Curriculum Vitae: Christopher R. Scotese |publisher=Paleomap Project}}</ref>
'''Christopher R. Scotese''' is a geologist at the [[University of Texas at Arlington]]. He received his [[Doctor of Philosophy|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scotese.com/ScoteseCV.htm |title=Curriculum Vitae: Christopher R. Scotese |publisher=Paleomap Project}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.science.org.au/nova/newscientist/104ns_011.htm |title=Pangaea, the comeback |publisher=[[NewScientist]] |first1=Caroline |last1=Williams |first2=Ted |last2=Nield |date=20 October 2007}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.science.org.au/nova/newscientist/104ns_011.htm |title=Pangaea, the comeback |publisher=[[NewScientist]] |first1=Caroline |last1=Williams |first2=Ted |last2=Nield |date=20 October 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413162401/http://www.science.org.au/nova/newscientist/104ns_011.htm |archivedate=13 April 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref>


==Selected Publications==
==Selected Publications==

Revision as of 05:21, 24 November 2016

Christopher R. Scotese
Born4 May 1953
Chicago, IL
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Scientific career
Fieldsgeology, paleogeography
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas, Arlington

Christopher R. Scotese is a 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. p. 79.

References

  1. ^ "Curriculum Vitae: Christopher R. Scotese". Paleomap Project.
  2. ^ Williams, Caroline; Nield, Ted (20 October 2007). "Pangaea, the comeback". NewScientist. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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