Revised tectonic evolution of the Eastern Indian Ocean

• Published in: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
• Main Authors: Whittaker, JM, Williams, SE, Muller, RD
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Amer Geophysical Union 2013
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Geology; Basin Analysis; Antarctic; Broken Ridge; Indian; Kerguelen; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ggge.20120; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/84429

Published plate tectonic models for the Australian-Antarctic plate pair imply geologically improbable scenarios at either, or both, ends of the Cretaceous rift and spreading system. Controversy also exists around the location of and motion at the plate boundary extending west of Australia-Antarctica...