Early rifting of Gondwana : Conclusions from the crustal structure of the Falkland Plateau

• Main Author: Schimschal, Claudia Monika
• Other Authors: Jokat, Wilfried, Spiegel, Cornelia
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universität Bremen 2018
• Subjects: Falkland Plateau; Maurice Ewing Bank; Gondwana breakup; Wide-angle seismic data; 550; 550 Earth sciences and geology; ddc:550; Antarctic; Ewing; Maurice; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/handle/elib/1460; https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00106633-11

During the Jurassic, the Falkland Plateau was part of Gondwana and occupied a position between the African, South American and Antarctic plates. Several contrasting kinematic models exist for the breakup of Gondwana because of the currently unknown crustal structure of the plateau. In this thesis, I...