Large igneous provinces (LIPs) are a continuum of voluminous iron and magnesium rich
rock emplacements which include continental flood basalts and associated intrusive rocks …

After thirty years of plate-tectonic theory, the reasons why supercontinents disintegrate and
disperse to form smaller continental plates remain enigmatic. Possible causes range from …

During the Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic, extension was widespread in Eastern China and
adjacent areas. The first rifting stage spanned in the Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous times …

The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to
all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant …

Splitting or thinning of lithosphere above a mantle plume can result in voluminous melt
generation, leading to the formation of large igneous provinces, or LIPs. Examples of LIPs …

Mesozoic volcanism is widespread throughout northeastern China, but precise
geochronological constraints were previously lacking. Twenty samples, including basalt and …

We use an updated model for global relative plate motions during the past 130 my together
with a compilation of bathymetry and recently published radiometric dates of major hotspot …

The Paraná-Etendeka flood volcanic event produced∼ 1.5× 106 cubic kilometers of
volcanic rocks, ranging from basalts to rhyolites, before the separation of South America and …

We discuss the geological, geophysical, and petrological observations that constrain the
nature of mantle convection in plumes, and show how theoretical models of mantle plumes …

A volcanic event of immense scale occurred within a relatively short period in early Jurassic
time over large regions of the contiguous Gondwana supercontinent. In southern Africa …