Auspex Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Fragments of an ancient (750 MYO) continent are buried beneath the floor of the Indian Ocean: LINK "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Move over Pangea, attached are a couple of excellent papers from Trond Torsvik, one of the primary researchers on Rodinia. Meert, J.G. & Torsvik, T.H. 2003 The making and unmaking of a supercontinent: Rodinia revisited Tectonophysics, 375:261-288. LINK Torsvik, T.H. 2003 The Rodinia jigsaw puzzle Science, 300:1379-1381 LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcraft Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 The breaking up of Rodinia is what led to the New Madrid fault. Sitting square on top of the Commerce Linement. Brent Ashcraft ashcraft, brent allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Airfare to Australia would have been cheaper back then. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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