The Skytrain plate and tectonic evolution of southwest Gondwana since Jurassic times
Abstract Uncertainty about the structure of the Falkland Plateau Basin has long hindered understanding of tectonic evolution in southwest Gondwana. New aeromagnetic data from the basin reveal Jurassic-onset seafloor spreading by motion of a single newly-recognized plate, Skytrain, which also governe...
Published in: | Scientific Reports |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2020
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77070-6 http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-77070-6.pdf http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-77070-6 |