Gondwana from top to base in space and time
TH Torsvik, LRM Cocks - Gondwana Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Gondwana is reviewed from the unification of its several cratons in the Late Neoproterozoic,
through its combination with Laurussia in the Carboniferous to form Pangea and up to its …
through its combination with Laurussia in the Carboniferous to form Pangea and up to its …
The geological history and evolution of West Antarctica
West Antarctica has formed the tectonically active margin between East Antarctica and the
Pacific Ocean for almost half a billion years, where it has recorded a dynamic history of …
Pacific Ocean for almost half a billion years, where it has recorded a dynamic history of …
Large igneous province record through time and implications for secular environmental changes and geological time‐scale boundaries
An emerging consensus suggests that large igneous provinces (LIPs) are a significant driver
of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including several Phanerozoic …
of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including several Phanerozoic …
Initial pulse of Siberian Traps sills as the trigger of the end-Permian mass extinction
SD Burgess, JD Muirhead, SA Bowring - Nature Communications, 2017 - nature.com
Mass extinction events are short-lived and characterized by catastrophic biosphere collapse
and subsequent reorganization. Their abrupt nature necessitates a similarly short-lived …
and subsequent reorganization. Their abrupt nature necessitates a similarly short-lived …
High-precision geochronology confirms voluminous magmatism before, during, and after Earth's most severe extinction
SD Burgess, SA Bowring - Science advances, 2015 - science.org
The end-Permian mass extinction was the most severe in the Phanerozoic, extinguishing
more than 90% of marine and 75% of terrestrial species in a maximum of 61±48 ky. Because …
more than 90% of marine and 75% of terrestrial species in a maximum of 61±48 ky. Because …
Lateral magma flow in mafic sill complexes
C Magee, JD Muirhead, A Karvelas… - …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The structure of upper crustal magma plumbing systems controls the distribution of
volcanism and influences tectonic processes. However, delineating the structure and …
volcanism and influences tectonic processes. However, delineating the structure and …
High-precision geochronology links the Ferrar large igneous province with early-Jurassic ocean anoxia and biotic crisis
SD Burgess, SA Bowring, TH Fleming… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Apparent synchrony between eruption/emplacement of large igneous province (LIP)
magmas and mass extinction has led to the implication of magmatism as a primary trigger of …
magmas and mass extinction has led to the implication of magmatism as a primary trigger of …
Magma plumbing systems: a geophysical perspective
Over the last few decades, significant advances in using geophysical techniques to image
the structure of magma plumbing systems have enabled the identification of zones of melt …
the structure of magma plumbing systems have enabled the identification of zones of melt …
[HTML][HTML] A new plumbing system framework for mantle plume-related continental Large Igneous Provinces and their mafic-ultramafic intrusions
The magmatic components of continental Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) include flood
basalts and their plumbing system of giant mafic dyke swarms (radiating, linear, and the …
basalts and their plumbing system of giant mafic dyke swarms (radiating, linear, and the …
Large Igneous Provinces and supercontinents: Toward completing the plate tectonic revolution
Regional groupings of a majority, or all, of Earth's crustal blocks have occurred several times
in Earth history, but only the most recent supercontinent Paleozoic Pangea/Gondwana, is …
in Earth history, but only the most recent supercontinent Paleozoic Pangea/Gondwana, is …