A full-plate global reconstruction of the Neoproterozoic
Neoproterozoic tectonic geography was dominated by the formation of the supercontinent
Rodinia, its break-up and the subsequent amalgamation of Gondwana. The Neoproterozoic …
Rodinia, its break-up and the subsequent amalgamation of Gondwana. The Neoproterozoic …
The supercontinent cycle and Earth's long‐term climate
RD Nance - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Earth's long‐term climate has been profoundly influenced by the episodic assembly and
breakup of supercontinents at intervals of ca. 500 my This reflects the cycle's impact on …
breakup of supercontinents at intervals of ca. 500 my This reflects the cycle's impact on …
Primary magmas and mantle temperatures through time
Chemical composition of mafic magmas is a critical indicator of physicochemical conditions,
such as pressure, temperature, and fluid availability, accompanying melt production in the …
such as pressure, temperature, and fluid availability, accompanying melt production in the …
[HTML][HTML] A reconstruction of Iberia accounting for Western Tethys–North Atlantic kinematics since the late-Permian–Triassic
The western European kinematic evolution results from the opening of the western
Neotethys and the Atlantic oceans since the late Paleozoic and the Mesozoic. Geological …
Neotethys and the Atlantic oceans since the late Paleozoic and the Mesozoic. Geological …
[HTML][HTML] The anti-atlas pan-african belt (Morocco): overview and pending questions
A Soulaimani, H Ouanaimi… - Comptes …, 2018 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Résumé Between the High Atlas and the Saharan platform, the Anti-Atlas of Morocco offers
large exposures of Precambrian rocks beneath the moderately folded Paleozoic series …
large exposures of Precambrian rocks beneath the moderately folded Paleozoic series …
The Mesozoic Iberia-Eurasia diffuse plate boundary: A wide domain of distributed transtensional deformation progressively focusing along the North Pyrenean Zone
Plate kinematic reconstructions available for the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous eastward
drift and counterclockwise rotation of the Iberian plate imply a major left-lateral motion of …
drift and counterclockwise rotation of the Iberian plate imply a major left-lateral motion of …
Supercontinents and the case for Pannotia
Disagreement about the existence of the late Neoproterozoic supercontinent Pannotia
highlights the limitation of defining supercontinents simply on the basis of size, which, for pre …
highlights the limitation of defining supercontinents simply on the basis of size, which, for pre …
Intraplate continental basalts over the past billion years track cooling of the mantle and the onset of modern plate tectonics
The temperature of the convecting mantle exerts a first-order control on the rheology,
composition, and consequently, tectonic behavior of Earth's lithosphere. Although the mantle …
composition, and consequently, tectonic behavior of Earth's lithosphere. Although the mantle …
Cenozoic mountain building and topographic evolution in Western Europe: impact of billions of years of lithosphere evolution and plate kinematics
F Mouthereau, P Angrand… - BSGF-Earth …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The architecture and tectono-magmatic evolution of the lithosphere of Europe are the result
of a succession of subduction, rifting and inputs from plumes that have modified the …
of a succession of subduction, rifting and inputs from plumes that have modified the …