Fast paleogene motion of the pacific hotspots from revised global plate circuit constraints

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 121, Issue , 2000, Pages 359-375

  Raymond, Carol A ^a   Stock, Joann M ^b   Cande, Steven C ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85040181488     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM121p0359     Document Type: Chapter

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