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Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth

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Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth

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    Chapter 1 - Precambrian supercontinents and supercycles—an overview

    Lauri J. Pesonen, David A.D. Evans, ... Sten-Åke Elming

    Pages 1-50

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    Chapter 2 - A mantle dynamics perspective on the drift of cratons and supercontinent formation in Earth’s history

    Tobias Rolf and Lauri J. Pesonen

    Pages 51-79

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    Chapter 3 - Precambrian geomagnetic field—an overview

    Toni Veikkolainen and Lauri J. Pesonen

    Pages 81-108

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    Chapter 4 - The Precambrian paleogeography of Laurentia

    Nicholas L. Swanson-Hysell

    Pages 109-153

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    Chapter 5 - The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of Baltica

    Johanna Salminen, Elina Lehtonen, ... Toni Luoto

    Pages 155-205

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    Chapter 6 - The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of Amazonia

    Manoel S. D’Agrella-Filho, Paul Y.J. Antonio, ... Franklin Bispo-Santos

    Pages 207-241

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    Chapter 7 - The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of Río de la Plata craton

    Augusto E. Rapalini, Pablo R. Franceschinis, ... Daniel G. Poiré

    Pages 243-261

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    Chapter 8 - Precambrian paleogeography of Siberia

    Sergei A. Pisarevsky, Dmitry P. Gladkochub and Tatiana V. Donskaya

    Pages 263-275

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    Chapter 9 - Whence Australia: Its Precambrian drift history and paleogeography

    Uwe Kirscher, Adam Nordsvan and Phillip Schmidt

    Pages 277-303

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    Chapter 10 - The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of India

    Joseph G. Meert, Anthony F. Pivarunas, ... Anup K. Sinha

    Pages 305-332

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    Chapter 11 - The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of the Chinese cratons

    Shihong Zhang, Linxi Chang, ... Tianshui Yang

    Pages 333-376

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    Chapter 12 - The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of the Kalahari Craton

    Michiel O. de Kock, Casey R. Luskin, ... Hervé Wabo

    Pages 377-422

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    Chapter 13 - Constraints on the Precambrian paleogeography of West African Craton

    Zheng Gong and David A.D. Evans

    Pages 423-443

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    Chapter 14 - The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of Congo−São Francisco craton

    Ricardo I.F. Trindade, Manoel S. D’Agrella-Filho, ... Wilson Teixeira

    Pages 445-464

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    Chapter 15 - Neoarchean–Paleoproterozoic supercycles

    Johanna Salminen, Sally Pehrsson, ... Chong Wang

    Pages 465-498

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    Chapter 16 - Paleo-Mesoproterozoic Nuna supercycle

    Sten-Åke Elming, Johanna Salminen and Lauri J. Pesonen

    Pages 499-548

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    Chapter 17 - Meso-Neoproterozoic Rodinia supercycle

    David A.D. Evans

    Pages 549-576

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    Chapter 18 - Phanerozoic paleogeography and Pangea

    Trond H. Torsvik, Mathew Domeier and L. Robin M. Cocks

    Pages 577-603

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    Chapter 19 - An expanding list of reliable paleomagnetic poles for Precambrian tectonic reconstructions

    David A.D. Evans, Lauri J. Pesonen, ... Shihong Zhang

    Pages 605-639

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    Index

    Pages 641-646

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Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth offers a systematic examination of Precambrian cratons and supercontinents. Through detailed maps of drift histories and paleogeography of each continent, this book examines topics related to Earth’s tectonic evolution prior to Pangea, including plate kinematics, orogenic development, and paleoenvironments. Additionally, this book discusses the methodologies used, principally paleomagnetism and tectonostratigraphy, and addresses geophysical topics of mantle dynamics and geodynamo evolution over billions of years. Structured clearly with consistent coverage for Precambrian cratons, this book combines state-of-the-art paleomagnetic and geochronologic data to reconstruct the paleogeography of the Earth in the context of major climatic events such as global glaciations. It is an ideal, up-to-date reference for geoscientists and geographers looking for answers to questions surrounding the tectonic evolution of Earth.

Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth offers a systematic examination of Precambrian cratons and supercontinents. Through detailed maps of drift histories and paleogeography of each continent, this book examines topics related to Earth’s tectonic evolution prior to Pangea, including plate kinematics, orogenic development, and paleoenvironments. Additionally, this book discusses the methodologies used, principally paleomagnetism and tectonostratigraphy, and addresses geophysical topics of mantle dynamics and geodynamo evolution over billions of years. Structured clearly with consistent coverage for Precambrian cratons, this book combines state-of-the-art paleomagnetic and geochronologic data to reconstruct the paleogeography of the Earth in the context of major climatic events such as global glaciations. It is an ideal, up-to-date reference for geoscientists and geographers looking for answers to questions surrounding the tectonic evolution of Earth.

Key Features

  • Provides robust paleogeographies of Precambrian cratons based on high-quality paleomagnetic and geochronologic data and critically tested by global geological datasets
  • Includes links to updated databases for the Precambrian such as PALEOMAGIA and the Global Paleomagnetic Database (GPMDB)
  • Presents full-color maps of the drift histories of each continent as well as their paleogeographies
  • Discusses key questions regarding continental drift, the supercontinent cycle, and the geomagnetic dipole hypothesis and analyzes palaeography in the context of Earth’s holistic evolution
  • Provides robust paleogeographies of Precambrian cratons based on high-quality paleomagnetic and geochronologic data and critically tested by global geological datasets
  • Includes links to updated databases for the Precambrian such as PALEOMAGIA and the Global Paleomagnetic Database (GPMDB)
  • Presents full-color maps of the drift histories of each continent as well as their paleogeographies
  • Discusses key questions regarding continental drift, the supercontinent cycle, and the geomagnetic dipole hypothesis and analyzes palaeography in the context of Earth’s holistic evolution

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978-0-12-818533-9

Language

English

Published

2021

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Editors

Lauri J. Pesonen

Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Johanna Salminen

Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Geological Survey of Finland, Geophysical Solutions, Espoo, Finland

Sten-Åke Elming

Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden

David A.D. Evans

Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States

Toni Veikkolainen

Institute of Seismology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland