A full-plate global reconstruction of the Neoproterozoic

AS Merdith, AS Collins, SE Williams, S Pisarevsky… - Gondwana …, 2017 - Elsevier
Neoproterozoic tectonic geography was dominated by the formation of the supercontinent
Rodinia, its break-up and the subsequent amalgamation of Gondwana. The Neoproterozoic …

The Columbia supercontinent revisited

JG Meert, M Santosh - Gondwana Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Just over 15 years ago, a proposal forwarded by Rogers and Santosh (2002) posited the
existence of a pre-Rodinia supercontinent which they called Columbia. The conjecture …

Pre-Rodinia supercontinent Nuna sha** up: A global synthesis with new paleomagnetic results from North China

S Zhang, ZX Li, DAD Evans, H Wu, H Li… - Earth and Planetary …, 2012 - Elsevier
The existence of a pre-Rodinia Precambrian supercontinent, variously called Nuna or
Columbia, has been widely speculated in the past decade, but the precise timing of its …

The geologic time scale

FM Gradstein, JG Ogg, MD Schmitz, GM Ogg - Boston, USA, 2012 - books.google.com
Construction and assembly of the Geologic Time Scale involves:(a) constructing a relative
(chronostratigraphic) standard scale for key periods in the Earth's rock record;(b) identifying …

Assembly and breakup of the core of Paleoproterozoic–Mesoproterozoic supercontinent Nuna

DAD Evans, RN Mitchell - Geology, 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Idealized conceptual models of supercontinent cyclicity must be tested against the geologic
record using pre-Pangean reconstructions. We integrate tectonostratigraphic records and …

Antarctica—before and after Gondwana

SD Boger - Gondwana Research, 2011 - Elsevier
The origin of the Antarctic continent can be traced to a relatively small late Archaean cratonic
nucleus centred on the Terre Adélie regions of East Antarctica and the Gawler Craton region …

New maps of global geological provinces and tectonic plates

D Hasterok, JA Halpin, AS Collins, M Hand… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Accurate spatial models of tectonic plates and geological terranes are important for
analyzing and interpreting a wide variety of geoscientific data and develo** compositional …

Reconstructing pre-Pangean supercontinents

DAD Evans - Bulletin, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Twenty-five years ago, initial plans for reconstructing the Rodinia supercontinent were being
drafted, based on the growing recognition of correlatable mid-Neoproterozoic (0.8–0.7 Ga) …

Paleomagnetic constraints on the duration of the Australia-Laurentia connection in the core of the Nuna supercontinent

U Kirscher, RN Mitchell, Y Liu, AR Nordsvan… - …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Australia-Laurentia connection in the Paleoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic
supercontinent Nuna is thought to have initiated by ca. 1.6 Ga when both continents were …

A review of Wilson Cycle plate margins: A role for mantle plumes in continental break-up along sutures?

SJH Buiter, TH Torsvik - Gondwana Research, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Wilson Cycle theory that oceans close and reopen along the former suture is a
fundamental concept in plate tectonics. It was named after J. Tuzo Wilson who recognised …