Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth

Lauri J Pesonen , Johanna Salminen , Sten-Ake Elming , David A.D. Evans , Toni Veikkolainen 지음

elsevier 2021년 10월 06일 출간

작품소개

책소개

Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth offers a systematic examination of Precambrian cratons and supercontinents. Through detailed maps of drift histories and paleogeography of each continent, this book examines topics related to Earth？？s tectonic evolution prior to Pangea, including plate kinematics, orogenic development, and paleoenvironments. Additionally, this book discusses the methodologies used, principally paleomagnetism and tectonostratigraphy, and addresses geophysical topics of mantle dynamics and geodynamo evolution over billions of years. Structured clearly with consistent coverage for Precambrian cratons, this book combines state-of-the-art paleomagnetic and geochronologic data to reconstruct the paleogeography of the Earth in the context of major climatic events such as global glaciations. It is an ideal, up-to>date reference for geoscientists and geographers looking for answers to questions surrounding the tectonic evolution of Earth. Provides robust paleogeographies of Precambrian cratons based on high-quality paleomagnetic and？geochronologic data and critically tested by global geological datasets Includes links to updated databases for the Precambrian such as PALEOMAGIA and the Global Paleomagnetic Database (GPMDB) Presents full-color maps of the drift histories of each continent as well as their paleogeographies Discusses key questions regarding continental drift, the supercontinent cycle, and the geomagnetic dipole hypothesis and analyzes palaeography in the context of Earth？？s holistic evolution

목차

1. Precambrian supercontinents and supercycles--an overview 2. A mantle dynamics perspective on the drift of cratons and supercontinent formation in Earth쨈s history 3. Precambrian geomagnetic field: An overview 4. The Precambrian paleogeography of Laurentia 5. The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of Baltica 6. The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of Amazonia 7. The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of Rio de la Plata craton 8. The Precambrian paleogeography of Siberia 9. Whence Australia: Its Precambrian？drift history and paleography 10. The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of India 11. The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of the Chinese cratons 12. The Precambrian drift history and？paleogeography？of Kalahari Craton 13. Constraints on the Precambrian？paleogeography？of West African Craton 14. The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of Congo-S찾o Francisco craton 15. Neoarchean-Paleoproterozoic supercycles 16. Paleo-Mesoproterozoic Nuna supercycle 17. Meso-Neoproterozoic Rodinia supercycle 18. Phanerozoic paleogeography and Pangea 19. An expanding list of reliable paleomagnetic poles for Precambrian tectonic reconstructions

작가정보

저자(글) Lauri J Pesonen

저자(글) Johanna Salminen

저자(글) Sten-Ake Elming

저자(글) David A.D. Evans

저자(글) Toni Veikkolainen