Surface erosion events controlled the evolution of plate tectonics on Earth
Surface erosion events controlled the evolution of plate tectonics on Earth
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Plate tectonics is among the most important geological processes on Earth, but its emergence and evolution remain unclear. Here we extrapolate models of present-day plate tectonics to the past and propose that since about three billion years ago the rise of continents and the accumulation of sediments at continental edges and in trenches has provid...
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Surface erosion events controlled the evolution of plate tectonics on Earth
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2292985349
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2292985349
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/s41586-019-1258-4
