The case for a chron 21 change in Africa absolute plate motion

• Main Author: Maher, Sarah May
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: [Honolulu] : [University of Hawaii at Manoa], [May 2014] 2014
• Subjects: tectonic plate reorganization; Réunion; Africa absolute plate motion; APM; St. Helena; Tristan; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/100446

M.S. University of Hawaii at Manoa 2014. Includes bibliographical references. The India-Eurasia collision, a change in relative plate motion between Australia and Antarctica, and the coeval ages of the Hawaiian Emperor Bend (HEB) and Louisville Bend of ~chron 22--21 all provide convincing evidence o...