Phanerozoic polar wander, palaeogeography and dynamics

TH Torsvik, R Van der Voo, U Preeden… - Earth-Science …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
A significant number of new palaeomagnetic poles have become available since the last
time a compilation was made (assembled in 2005, published in 2008) to indicate to us that a …

Global continental and ocean basin reconstructions since 200 Ma

M Seton, RD Müller, S Zahirovic, C Gaina… - Earth-Science …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Global plate motion models provide a spatial and temporal framework for geological data
and have been effective tools for exploring processes occurring at the earth's surface …

Predicting species distributions from small numbers of occurrence records: a test case using cryptic geckos in Madagascar

RG Pearson, CJ Raxworthy, M Nakamura… - Journal of …, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Techniques that predict species potential distributions by combining observed
occurrence records with environmental variables show much potential for application across …

The longest voyage: Tectonic, magmatic, and paleoclimatic evolution of the Indian plate during its northward flight from Gondwana to Asia

S Chatterjee, A Goswami, CR Scotese - Gondwana Research, 2013‏ - Elsevier
The tectonic evolution of the Indian plate, which started in Late Jurassic about 167million
years ago (~ 167Ma) with the breakup of Gondwana, presents an exceptional and intricate …

Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions

PB Wignall - Earth-science reviews, 2001‏ - Elsevier
Comparing the timing of mass extinctions with the formation age of large igneous provinces
reveals a close correspondence in five cases, but previous claims that all such provinces …

[HTML][HTML] On the ages of flood basalt events

VE Courtillot, PR Renne - Comptes Rendus Geoscience, 2003‏ - Elsevier
We review available data constraining the extent, volume, age and duration of all major
Phanerozoic continental flood basalts (CFB or traps) and oceanic plateaus (OP), together …

Southern hemisphere biogeography inferred by event-based models: plant versus animal patterns

I Sanmartíin, F Ronquist - Systematic biology, 2004‏ - JSTOR
The Southern Hemisphere has traditionally been considered as having a fundamentally
vicariant history. The common trans-Pacific disjunctions are usually explained by the …

The role of mantle plumes in continental breakup: case histories from Gondwanaland

BC Storey - Nature, 1995‏ - nature.com
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 …

Gondwana to Asia: Plate tectonics, paleogeography and the biological connectivity of the Indian sub-continent from the Middle Jurassic through latest Eocene (166 …

JR Ali, JC Aitchison - Earth-Science Reviews, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Using the most up-to-the-date information available, we present a considerably revised plate
tectonic and paleogeographic model for the Indian Ocean bordering continents, from …

A Cenozoic Record of Deep Oceanic Zn Isotopic Composition in Ferromanganese Crusts

M Zhao, N Planavsky, X Wang, Y Zhang… - American Journal of …, 2023‏ - ajsonline.org
Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …