Supercontinent cycles and the calculation of absolute palaeolongitude in deep time

Ross N. Mitchell (), Taylor M. Kilian and David A. D. Evans
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Ross N. Mitchell: Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue
Taylor M. Kilian: Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue
David A. D. Evans: Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue

Nature, 2012, vol. 482, issue 7384, 208-211

Abstract: To determine the geometric pattern of the supercontinent cycle, a new ‘orthoversion’ model is suggested that matches the geologic evidence better than the traditional ‘introversion’ and ‘extroversion’ models, enabling the calculation of absolute palaeolongitude for the early Earth.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1038/nature10800

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