Plate Reconstruction From Paleozoic Paleomagnetism

R. Van der Voo, C. R. Scotese, N. Bonhommet

Penerbit : American Geophysical Union Washington, D.C.

Tahun : 1984

Paleomagnetism is the key to our eventual understanding of Paleozoic plate interactions. This volume is a summary and synthesis of recent paleomagnetic investigations from the eastern United States, Maritime Canada, Europe, and northwest Africa. From these data, and other recent work, a coherent picture of Paleozoic plate motions is beginning to emerge (Irving, 1977; Zonenshain and Gorodnitsky, 1977a and 1977b; Morel and Irving, 1978; Scotese et al., 1979; Van der Voo, 1982). This picture, however, is not without contro versy. Large gaps in our knowledge of the appar ent polar wander paths for many stable cratons still exist. This is most notably the case for the Baltic shield during the Early Paleozoic, for Gondwana and North America during the Middle Paleozoic, and for Asia (with the exception of the U.S.S.R.) during the entire Paleozoic.

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