Shan–Thai Terrane
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The Shan–Thai terrane rifted from Australia in the Permian
and collided with the Indochina terrane
in the Triassic
. It extends from from Malaysia, through peninsular Thailand
, Myanmar, West Yunnan, to Lhasa.
Permian
The PermianThe term "Permian" was introduced into geology in 1841 by Sir Sir R. I. Murchison, president of the Geological Society of London, who identified typical strata in extensive Russian explorations undertaken with Edouard de Verneuil; Murchison asserted in 1841 that he named his "Permian...
and collided with the Indochina terrane
Cimmeria (continent)
Cimmeria was an ancient microcontinent that existed about 200 million years ago. It rifted north from Gondwana during the Late Carboniferous and collided against eastern Laurasia during the Late Triassic together with the Chinese continents. The collision created new mountain ranges between...
in the Triassic
Triassic
The Triassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about 250 to 200 Mya . As the first period of the Mesozoic Era, the Triassic follows the Permian and is followed by the Jurassic. Both the start and end of the Triassic are marked by major extinction events...
. It extends from from Malaysia, through peninsular Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Myanmar, West Yunnan, to Lhasa.