True polar wander during the Permo-Triassic

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 75-95

  Marcano, Maria C ^a   Van Der Voo, Rob ^a   Mac Niocaill, Conall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; PANGAEA; PERMIAN; POLAR WANDERING; TRIASSIC;

EID: 0345363289     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(98)00026-X     Document Type: Article

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