Late Cretaceous–Paleocene evolution of the East Gondwana margin, a new dynamic model for the formation of marginal basins

• Main Authors: P. F Rey, R. D. Müller
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Byrd; Indian; Marie Byrd Land; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.582.6209; http://www.earthbyte.org/people/dietmar/Pdf/Rey_Muller_East_Gondwana_margin_evolution_EABS2008.pdf

Late Cretaceous–Paleocene evolution of the east Gondwana margin Plate reconstructions in a mantle reference frame show that from 140 to 105 Ma Gondwana moved eastward toward the Pacifi c Plate. This convergence was largely accommodated by the subduction of the Pacifi c Plate under Gondwana. Between...