On the question of the number of Proterozoic supercontinents
https://doi.org/10.33623/0579-9406-2021-5-13-18
Abstract
In the light of modern data, the validity of the existence of two supercontinents in the Proterozoic, previously identified by the author, is considered. The analysis of these data, in particular the results of published paleomagnetic studies, suggests in favor of such identification. At the same time, the existing “generally accepted” sequence of supercontinents in the history of the Earth is not violated, but supplemented.
About the Author
N. A. Bozhko
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
119991, Moscow, GSP-1, Leninskiye Gory, 1
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Bozhko N.A. On the question of the number of Proterozoic supercontinents. Moscow University Bulletin. Series 4. Geology. 2021;1(5):13-18. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33623/0579-9406-2021-5-13-18
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