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Tectonic time-lapse: One billion years of Earth’s history in 40 seconds

Distribution of continental crust, ocean basins and plate boundaries in the plate model at 0 Ma (current day). Credit: Merdith et al. 2021 (Earth Science Reviews).

Posted on Feb 12 2021 by Sam Le Gallou

Adelaide scientists are part of an international research team that has published the first full tectonic plate reconstruction of the last billion years.

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