JURASSIC AND CRETACEOUS PLATE TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTIONS

被引:144
作者
SCOTESE, CR
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[1] Department of Geology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019
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10.1016/0031-0182(91)90145-H
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P9 [自然地理学];
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0705 ; 070501 ;
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Five plate tectonic reconstructions are presented illustrating the breakup of Pangea and the evolution of the world's ocean basins during the Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian), Late Jurassic (Volgian), Early Cretaceous (Aptian), Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian), and latest Cretaceous (Maestrichtian). Indicated on the maps are the location of the spreading centers, intracontinental rifts, subduction zones, and transform faults which were active during each interval.
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