1963Paleomagnetic Evidence Supports Plate Tectonics

Lawrence Morley, Fred Vine, and Drummond Matthews: Paleomag...
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🌎 Continental Drift Theory Proposed

Continental Drift Theory Proposed (1912)
Continental DriftPlate TectonicsGeologyGeophysicsAlfred WegenerEarth ScienceEarly 20th Century
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🌎 Paleomagnetic Evidence Supports Plate Tectonics

Lawrence Morley, Fred Vine, and Drummond Matthews: Paleomagnetic stripes in ocean crust as evidence of plate tectonics (Vine–Matthews–Morley hypothesis).
Paleomagnetic Evidence Supports Plate Tectonics (1963)
GeologyPlate TectonicsPaleomagnetismGeophysicsVine–Matthews–Morley hypothesisOceanic CrustContinental DriftEarth Science
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