The Neoproterozoic supercontinent: Rodinia or Palaeopangaea?

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 131-146

  Piper, J D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Geoid; Gondwana; Neoproterozoic; Palaeomagnetism; Rodinia; Supercontinents

Indexed keywords

PALEOMAGNETISM; PANGAEA; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; SUPERCONTINENT;

EID: 0034723876     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00314-3     Document Type: Article

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