Late Proterozoic plate tectonics and palaeogeography: A tale of two supercontinents, Rodinia and Pannotia

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 326, Issue , 2009, Pages 67-83

  Scotese, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BALTICA; EVAPORITE; GONDWANA; HYDROCARBON; ICE SHEET; LAURENTIA; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PLATE TECTONICS; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOURCE ROCK; SUPERCONTINENT;

AMAZONIA; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; MOZAMBIQUE; NORTH POLE; SIBERIA; SOUTH POLE;

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EID: 75249089427     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP326.4     Document Type: Article

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