paleolatitude

pa le o lat i tude |ˌpālēōˈlatiˌt (y )o͞od ˌpeɪlioʊˈlædətjud | ▶noun the latitude of a place at some time in the past, measured relative to the earth's magnetic poles in the same period. Differences between this and the present latitude are caused by continental drift and movement of the earth's magnetic poles.