Geologic secular trends are used to refine the timetable of supercontinent assembly, tenure,
and breakup. The analysis rests on what is meant by the term supercontinent, which here is …

The recognition that Earth history has been punctuated by supercontinents, the assembly
and breakup of which have profoundly influenced the evolution of the geosphere …

The supercontinent cycle, by which Earth history is seen as having been punctuated by the
episodic assembly and breakup of supercontinents, has influenced the rock record more …

Of nine large age peaks in zircon and LIP time series< 2300 Ma (2150, 1850, 1450, 1400,
1050, 800, 600, 250 and 100 Ma), only four are geographically widespread (1850, 1400 …

Supercontinents play an important role in Earth's history. The exact definition of what
constitutes a supercontinent is difficult to establish. Here the argument is made, using …

To this day, there is a great amount of controversy about where, when and how the so-called
supercontinents--Pangea, Godwana, Rodinia, and Columbia--were made and broken …

The observation is made that there are very strong similarities between the supercontinents
Columbia, Rodinia and Pangea. If plate tectonics was operating over the past 2.5 billion …

To address the question of secular changes in the speed of the supercontinent cycle, we use
two major databases for the last 2.5 Gyr: the timing and locations of collisional and …

The extent of continental rifts and subduction zones through deep geological time provides
insights into the mechanisms behind supercontinent cycles and the long term evolution of …

Supercontinents signify self-organization in plate tectonics. Over the past~ 2 billion years,
three major supercontinents have been identified, with increasing age: Pangaea, Rodinia …