Breakup of a supercontinent between 625 Ma and 555 Ma: new evidence and implications for continental histories

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1984, Pages 325-345

  Bond, Gerard C ^a   Nickeson, Peter A ^a   Kominz, Michelle A ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 0021283272     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821X(84)90017-7     Document Type: Article

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