The Neoproterozoic supercontinent Palaeopangaea

Gondwana Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 202-227

  Piper, J D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent polar wander; Cambrian continental break up; Geoid; Neoproterozoic; Palaeomagnetism; Palaeopangaea; Rodinia; Supercontinents

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLATE MOTION; PROTEROZOIC; RECONSTRUCTION; RODINIA; SUPERCONTINENT;

AUSTRALIA; CHINA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 34548407338     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2006.10.014     Document Type: Review

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