Reconstruction of Paleozoic paleogeography is well documented by magnetic stripe data from rocks 600 to 250 million years old on the ocean floor.

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Magnetic stripe data, which records the history of Earth's magnetic field reversals, is primarily found on the ocean floor but only dates back about 200 million years. The oceanic crust older than this has been subducted and is not available for direct study. Paleozoic paleogeography, dating from 541 to 252 million years ago, is reconstructed through other geological and fossil evidence, not magnetic stripes on the ocean floor.

Reconstruction of Paleozoic Paleogeography Is Well Documented by Magnetic Stripe