From Rodinia to Gondwana: A review of the available evidence from South America

Gondwana Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 275-283

  Cordani, Umberto G ^a   Brito Neves, Benjamin B ^a   D'Agrella Filho, Manoel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Gondwana; Paleomagnetism; Rodinia; Supercontinents

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0142126223     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70976-X     Document Type: Article

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