Coevolución de los márgenes e interiores del cratón durante la ruptura continental

Thomas M Gernon1, Thea K Hincks2, Sascha Brune3,4

  • 1School of Ocean & Earth Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. T.M.Gernon@soton.ac.uk.

Nature
|August 7, 2024
PubMed
Resumen

Las grandes escarpas y las mesetas elevadas, que una vez se pensaron separadas, están vinculadas mecánicamente a la grieta continental. Los procesos del manto durante la ruptura de Gondwana impulsan tanto la evolución de la forma del terreno como la elevación del cratón.

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