Exactly when and how plate tectonics started, however, is a matter of debate. Now, in a study published March 19 in the ...
Scientists have uncovered the oldest direct evidence yet that Earth’s tectonic plates were on the move 3.5 billion years ago. By analyzing magnetic fingerprints in ancient rocks, they reconstructed ...
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Australia racing poleward 3.5 billion years ago is the oldest direct evidence of tectonic plate movement
Direct evidence of the movements of tectonic plates has been found in some of the world’s oldest rocks, in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. This evidence dates back 3.5 billion years; the ...
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