A continental drift flipbook

Journal of Geology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 729-741

  Scotese, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL DRIFT; HOT SPOT; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLATE TECTONICS; PRECAMBRIAN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EID: 12144275081     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/424867     Document Type: Article

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