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Reconstruction of the hypothetical supercontinent, Rodinia, fully assembled (~1000 Ma). Note the globe is 'turned on its side' to present Laurentia (North America) in its more familiar view. Circles at left of globe are the paleomagnetic poles with A95 confidence circles. Blue circles = Coatsland, Antarctica; red = Kalahari; gold = Laurentia. For more details, see Dalziel, I.W.D., Mosher, S., and Gahagan, L.M., in press, Laurentia-Kalahari collision and the assembly of Rodinia, Journal of Geology.