A review of Palaeozoic palaeomagnetic data from Europe and their palaeogeographical implications
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Geological Society of London in Geological Society, London, Memoirs
- Vol. 12 (1) , 25-41
- https://doi.org/10.1144/gsl.mem.1990.012.01.02
Abstract
Recent palaeomagnetic studies on Devonian and Carboniferous rocks have resulted in a time re-calibration of the Apparent Polar Wander Path (APWP) for Europe, and revision of the shape of the APWP for North America. Differences between previously published versions of these paths are now much reduced. The APWP for southern Britain is different from those for North America and Armorica, thus southern Britain is believed to have been an isolated block within the pre-Hercynian ocean. New continental reconstructions are presented to take account of these conclusions. A lack of sufficient reliable palaeomagnetic data from Baltica make its position on the map uncertain, and hence the significance of the Tornquist Sea between Baltica and Palaeo-Europe remains incompletely understood.Keywords
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