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Palaeolatitudes from DSDP Leg 73 sediment cores. implications for the apparent polar wander path for Africa during the late Mesozoic and Cenozoic |
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| Authors: | Lisa Tauxe Jean Besse John L LaBrecque |
| Institution: | Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, USA; Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Lahoratoire de Geomgnetisme Interne, T24 25 2eme Etage, 4 Place Jussieu, 75230 Paris Cedex 05, France; Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, USA |
| Abstract: | Summary. Palaeolatitudes estimated from DSDP sediments provide important constraints on the apparent polar wander path (APWP) of Africa during the Cenozoic. A revised APWP is suggested based on new information about palaeomagnetic poles from the African continent and predicted palaeolatitudes are compared with those determined from Leg 73 sediments. Other published paths are discussed. |
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