Closure of the Proto-Tethys Ocean and Early Paleozoic amalgamation of microcontinental blocks in East Asia

Volume: 186, Pages: 37 - 75
Published: Jan 28, 2017
Abstract
null null As a complex paleo-ocean located between the Tarim-North China and the Sibumasu/Baoshan blocks, the Proto-Tethys Ocean was opened from the rifting of the Supercontinent Rodinia and mainly closed at the end of the Early Paleozoic. The known studies suggest that there were many continents and/or micro-continents in the Proto-Tethys Ocean. During closure of the Proto-Tethys Ocean and assembly of these continents/micro-continents, some...
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Closure of the Proto-Tethys Ocean and Early Paleozoic amalgamation of microcontinental blocks in East Asia
Published Date
Jan 28, 2017
Volume
186
Pages
37 - 75
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