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"We analyzed a compilation of thermal history models in function of plate-tectonic models for the Tethys Ocean evolution, as well as deep-time precipitation and mantle-convection models."
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
The distinctive east–west shear zones that transected the region were, they said, sutures left by the most ancient plate-tectonic collisions on our planet, during the early Proterozoic eon, which began around 2.5 billion years ago.
From Nature ● Feb. 5, 2018
In order to be preserved, sediments must accumulate in long-lasting sedimentary basins, most of which form through plate-tectonic processes.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Figure 4.3 The plate-tectonic settings of common types of volcanism.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
She thinks plate-tectonic theory, though correct in many respects, has had considerable bosh swept under it.
From Time Magazine Archive
