Reconstruction of eastern Gondwanaland

Substantial additions of large continental blocks to the Smith et al. 1 model of eastern Gondwanaland are proposed here largely on the basis of the distribution of key land floras, tropical and subtropical marine faunas, lithofacies patterns and the identification of a Triassic magmatic arc that cha...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1983-11, Vol.306 (5938), p.48-50
Main Author: Audley-Charles, M. G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Humanities and Social Sciences
letter
multidisciplinary
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Stratigraphy
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Summary:Substantial additions of large continental blocks to the Smith et al. 1 model of eastern Gondwanaland are proposed here largely on the basis of the distribution of key land floras, tropical and subtropical marine faunas, lithofacies patterns and the identification of a Triassic magmatic arc that characterized all the eastern margin of Gondwanaland. The continental fragments that must have been rifted from northern Australia–New Guinea in the Jurassic are identified as south Tibet–Burma–Thailand–Malaya and Sumatra. The original site of deposition of the subtropical Permian limestones and tropical late Triassic limestones, overthrust onto the northern margin of Australia by the late Cenozoic collision 2 , is located in this greater Gondwanaland. Palaeomagnetic data, except those from Malaya 3 , support this reconstruction.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/306048a0