Evidence for a large-scale reorganization of Early Cambrian continental masses by inertial interchange true polar wander

Science

Volumn 277, Issue 5325, 1997, Pages 541-545

  Kirschvink, Joseph L ^a   Ripperdan, Robert L ^b   Evans, David A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PALAEOMAGNETISM; TECTONIC ROTATION; TRUE POLAR WANDER; VENDIAN;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGY; MAGNETISM; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION;

EID: 0030753501     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5325.541     Document Type: Article

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