Reconstruction of the East Africa and Antarctica continental margins

The Early Jurassic separation of Antarctica from Africa plays an important role in our understanding of the dispersal of Gondwana and Pangea. Previous reconstruction models contain overlaps and gaps in the restored margins that reflect difficulties in accurately delineating the continent‐ocean‐bound...

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Published in:	Journal of geophysical research. Solid earth Vol. 121; no. 6; pp. 4156 - 4179
Main Authors:	Nguyen, Luan C., Hall, Stuart A., Bird, Dale E., Ball, Philip J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2016
Subjects:	Antarctica Coastal plains Coasts Cob Continental crust Continental margins Correlation Crustal thickness Crusts Direction Dispersal Dispersion Distribution Drift Evolution Fracture mechanics Fracture zones Geophysics Gravitation Gravity Gravity data Identification Jurassic Magma Marine Methods Mozambique Ocean floor Oceanic crust Pangea plate tectonics Reconstruction restoration rifted margins Rifting Satellites Seafloor spreading Seismology Separation Spreading Three dimensional models volcanics East Africa Antarctica Pangea PS, Antarctica ISW, Mozambique Africa
ISSN:	2169-9313, 2169-9356
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