Unilad:
University explains finding out about how tectonic plates that ‘make up the earth’s rigid outer shell’ have moved tells us a lot about the planet’s geological history.
“The movements of these plates strongly influenced how the planet’s paleogeography and climate have changed over time, and even where to find rare metals,” it states.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1342937X23002617