A reassessment of paleogeographic reconstructions of eastern Gondwana: Bringing geology back into the equation

Gondwana Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 984-998

  White, L T ^a,b   Gibson, G M ^c   Lister, G S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctic plate; Australian plate; Break up; Indian plate; Paleogeography

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIAN PLATE; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; GONDWANA; INDIAN PLATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84884210427     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2013.06.009     Document Type: Review

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