[HTML][HTML] A persistent non-uniformitarian paleomagnetic field in the Devonian?

A van der Boon, AJ Biggin, D Thallner… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The Devonian has long been a problematic period for paleomagnetism. Devonian
paleomagnetic data are generally difficult to interpret and have complex partial or full …

Plate motion and a dipolar geomagnetic field at 3.25 Ga

AR Brenner, RR Fu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The paleomagnetic record is an archive of Earth's geophysical history, informing
reconstructions of ancient plate motions and probing the core via the geodynamo. We report …

[HTML][HTML] A global apparent polar wander path for the last 320 Ma calculated from site-level paleomagnetic data

B Vaes, DJJ van Hinsbergen… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Apparent polar wander paths (APWPs) calculated from paleomagnetic data describe the
motion of tectonic plates relative to the Earth's rotation axis through geological time …

An extended period of extremely weak geomagnetic field suggested by palaeointensities from the Ediacaran Grenville dykes (SE Canada)

D Thallner, AJ Biggin, HC Halls - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Long-term variations of the geomagnetic field, observed in the palaeomagnetic record, have
the potential to shed much light on the evolution of Earth's deep interior. With a geomagnetic …

Paleomagnetic evidence for modern-like plate motion velocities at 3.2 Ga

AR Brenner, RR Fu, DAD Evans, AV Smirnov… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The mode and rates of tectonic processes and lithospheric growth during the Archean [4.0 to
2.5 billion years (Ga) ago] are subjects of considerable debate. Paleomagnetism may …

Analysis of an Updated Paleointensity Database (QPI‐PINT) for 65–200 Ma: Implications for the Long‐Term History of Dipole Moment Through the Mesozoic

EV Kulakov, CJ Sprain, PV Doubrovine… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The global paleointensity database for 65–200 Ma was analyzed using a modified suite of
paleointensity quality criteria (QPI) such that the likely reliability of measurements is …

Quantitative estimates of average geomagnetic axial dipole dominance in deep geological time

AJ Biggin, RK Bono, DG Meduri, CJ Sprain… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
A defining characteristic of the recent geomagnetic field is its dominant axial dipole which
provides its navigational utility and dictates the shape of the magnetosphere. Going back …

[HTML][HTML] Extremely weak early Cambrian dipole moment similar to Ediacaran: Evidence for long-term trends in geomagnetic field behaviour?

SJ Lloyd, AJ Biggin, GA Paterson… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Paleointensity data can yield insight on the state of the geodynamo, providing constraints on
deep Earth events and enabling analysis of long-term trends in the paleomagnetic field. The …

On pole position: causes of dispersion of the paleomagnetic poles behind apparent polar wander paths

B Vaes, LC Gallo… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Paleomagnetic poles used to compute apparent polar wander paths (APWPs) are strongly
dispersed, which was recently shown to cause a large fraction (> 50%) of these poles to be …

Influence of data filters on the position and precision of paleomagnetic poles: what is the optimal sampling strategy?

D Gerritsen, B Vaes… - Geochemistry …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
To determine a paleopole, the paleomagnetic community commonly applies a loosely
defined set of quantitative data filters that were established for studies of geomagnetic field …