Late Cenozoic unification of East and West Antarctica

The West Antarctic rift system, which divides the East and West Antarctic plates, was believed to be active until 26 Myr. Here, the authors demonstrate through new geophysical data that rifting within the West Antarctic rift system lasted until 11 Myr, providing a new interpretation on the developme...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Roi Granot, Jérôme Dyment
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
Subjects:
Science
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Antarctic
West Antarctica
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05270-w
https://doaj.org/article/ff358eac4b204dc3aa7b21058ff1e278
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Summary:The West Antarctic rift system, which divides the East and West Antarctic plates, was believed to be active until 26 Myr. Here, the authors demonstrate through new geophysical data that rifting within the West Antarctic rift system lasted until 11 Myr, providing a new interpretation on the development of Antarctica.

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