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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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ff358eac4b204dc3aa7b21058ff1e278 2023-05-15T13:53:30+02:00 Late Cenozoic unification of East and West Antarctica Roi Granot Jérôme Dyment 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05270-w https://doaj.org/article/ff358eac4b204dc3aa7b21058ff1e278 EN eng Nature Portfolio https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05270-w https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723 doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05270-w 2041-1723 https://doaj.org/article/ff358eac4b204dc3aa7b21058ff1e278 Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018) Science Q article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05270-w 2022-12-31T09:32:43Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica West Antarctica Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic West Antarctica Nature Communications 9 1 |
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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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