Extending full-plate tectonic models into deep time: Linking the Neoproterozoic and the Phanerozoic
Recent progress in plate tectonic reconstructions has seen models move beyond the
classical idea of continental drift by attempting to reconstruct the full evolving configuration of …
classical idea of continental drift by attempting to reconstruct the full evolving configuration of …
[HTML][HTML] Atlas of the underworld: Slab remnants in the mantle, their sinking history, and a new outlook on lower mantle viscosity
Across the entire mantle we interpret 94 positive seismic wave-speed anomalies as
subducted lithosphere and associate these slabs with their geological record. We document …
subducted lithosphere and associate these slabs with their geological record. We document …
GPlates: Building a virtual Earth through deep time
RD Müller, J Cannon, X Qin, RJ Watson… - Geochemistry …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
GPlates is an open‐source, cross‐platform plate tectonic geographic information system,
enabling the interactive manipulation of plate‐tectonic reconstructions and the visualization …
enabling the interactive manipulation of plate‐tectonic reconstructions and the visualization …
[HTML][HTML] Global kinematics of tectonic plates and subduction zones since the late Paleozoic Era
Detailed global plate motion models that provide a continuous description of plate
boundaries through time are an effective tool for exploring processes both at and below the …
boundaries through time are an effective tool for exploring processes both at and below the …
A review of large low shear velocity provinces and ultra low velocity zones
AK McNamara - Tectonophysics, 2019 - Elsevier
Seismic tomography reveals 2 extensive regions in the lowermost mantle, beneath Africa
and the Pacific, that exhibit lower-than-average seismic wave speeds. These regions have …
and the Pacific, that exhibit lower-than-average seismic wave speeds. These regions have …
Assembly of the basal mantle structure beneath Africa
Plate tectonics shapes Earth's surface, and is linked to motions within its deep interior,. Cold
oceanic lithosphere sinks into the mantle, and hot mantle plumes rise from the deep Earth …
oceanic lithosphere sinks into the mantle, and hot mantle plumes rise from the deep Earth …
Short duration of Early Permian Qiangtang-Panjal large igneous province: Implications for origin of the Neo-Tethys Ocean
Northward drift of the Cimmerian microcontinents and opening of the Neo-Tethys Ocean in
Early Permian are prominent events in northern Gondwana's protracted breakup history …
Early Permian are prominent events in northern Gondwana's protracted breakup history …
A tectonic-rules-based mantle reference frame since 1 billion years ago–implications for supercontinent cycles and plate–mantle system evolution
Understanding the long-term evolution of Earth's plate–mantle system is reliant on absolute
plate motion models in a mantle reference frame, but such models are both difficult to …
plate motion models in a mantle reference frame, but such models are both difficult to …
Early Cambrian renewal of the geodynamo and the origin of inner core structure
Paleomagnetism can elucidate the origin of inner core structure by establishing when
crystallization started. The salient signal is an ultralow field strength, associated with waning …
crystallization started. The salient signal is an ultralow field strength, associated with waning …
A mantle plume origin for the Scandinavian dyke complex: A “piercing point” for 615 Ma plate reconstruction of Baltica?
Abstract The origin of Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) associated with continental breakup
and the reconstruction of continents older than ca. 320 million years (pre‐Pangea) are …
and the reconstruction of continents older than ca. 320 million years (pre‐Pangea) are …