Delineating the Jurassic to mid cretaceous part of the Pacific apparent polar wander path

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  • DCP Masalu Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, Mizingani Road, PO Box 668, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Abstract

The Jurassic to Mid-Cretaceous apparent polar wander path of the Pacific plate irrespective of ages have been delineated. Two poles have been established: one pole, which is relatively older than the other, is at 75.01°N/287.5°E (α = 6.9°) and the other pole is at  61.0°N°/304.7°E (!95 = 4.5°). These results indicate that the Pacific plate drifted southward during the Jurassic to Early-Cretaceous period. Additionally, the results demonstrate that there is an apparent consistent correspondence between changes of plate motion and significant shifts of the Jurassic to Mid-Cretaceous apparent polar wander path

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2021-04-17

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Vol. 34 No. 1 (2008)

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