Constraining the timing of emplacement, duration and magma extrusion rates of large
igneous provinces is essential for evaluating their petrogenetic evolution and possible links …

Plate tectonics constitutes our primary framework for understanding how the Earth works
over geological timescales. High‐resolution mapping of relative plate motions based on …

This paper presents new major and trace-element data and Lu–Hf and Sm–Nd isotopic
compositions for representative suites of marine sediment samples from 14 drill sites …

We defined a new global moving hot spot reference frame (GMHRF), using a
comprehensive set of radiometric dates from arguably the best‐studied hot spot tracks …

The Pacific Ocean evolved from the Panthalassic Ocean that was first formed ca 750 Ma with
the rifting apart of Rodinia. By 160 Ma, the first ocean floor ascribed to the current Pacific …

The bend in the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain is a prominent feature usually attributed
to a change in Pacific plate motion∼ 47 Myr ago. However, global plate motion …

Using the geometry and ages from 12 Pacific seamount chains, we have determined two
new absolute plate motion models that now extend our self‐consistent and high‐resolution …

An ensemble averaging technique is used to remove the long‐wavelength topography and
gravity field from subduction zones.> 200 residual bathymetric and gravimetric anomalies …

Hotspot theory was first proposed on the basis of the observation of linear volcanic chains
on the Pacific plate and assumed age progression within these chains. Knowledge of the …

Bends in volcanic hotspot lineaments, best represented by the large elbow in the Hawaiian-
Emperor chain, were thought to directly record changes in plate motion. Several lines of …