Preface Marine and Non-marine Jurassic: Boundary Events and Correlation

is an important period in geological history for the evolution of life and Earth. Numerous global events happened during this period: (1) Tectonic activity was at a very high level, the breakup and drifting of Pangea, associated with extensive volcanism at the beginning of Jurassis in the Central At...

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Main Authors: Jingeng Sha, Nicol Mort On, Yongdong Wang, Paul Olsen, W. A. P. Wimbledon, Alberto C. Riccardi, Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru, Countryside Cpuncia For Wales, Castleton Count, St. Mellons, Cardiff Cf Olt
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Pacific
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.432.1526
http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~polsen/nbcp/sha_et_al_olsen_06.pdf
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Summary:is an important period in geological history for the evolution of life and Earth. Numerous global events happened during this period: (1) Tectonic activity was at a very high level, the breakup and drifting of Pangea, associated with extensive volcanism at the beginning of Jurassis in the Central Atlantic province occurred, as well as the violent Circum Pacific (Yanshan) orogeny and volcanic activity caused by the collisions between Palaeo-Pacific margins '51 (2) The palaeogeography greatly changed, e. g. the rifting of the Pangean supercontinent led to the opening of the North Atlantic and to the northwestward drift of North America, resulting in a narrowing

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