Assembly and breakup of the core of Paleoproterozoic-Mesoproterozoic supercontinent Nuna

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Research Article| May 01, 2011 Assembly and breakup of the core of Paleoproterozoic–Mesoproterozoic supercontinent Nuna David A.D. Evans; David A.D. Evans * Department of Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8109, USA *E-mail: dai.evans@yale.edu. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ross N. Mitchell Ross N. Mitchell Department of Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8109, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2011) 39 (5): 443–446. https://doi.org/10.1130/G31654.1 Article history received: 07 Aug 2010 rev-recd: 26 Nov 2010 accepted: 13 Dec 2010 first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation David A.D. Evans, Ross N. Mitchell; Assembly and breakup of the core of Paleoproterozoic–Mesoproterozoic supercontinent Nuna. Geology 2011;; 39 (5): 443–446. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G31654.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Idealized conceptual models of supercontinent cyclicity must be tested against the geologic record using pre-Pangean reconstructions. We integrate tectonostratigraphic records and paleomagnetic data from Siberia, Laurentia, and Baltica to produce a quantitative reconstruction of the core of the Nuna supercontinent at 1.9–1.3 Ga. In our model, the present southern and eastern margins of Siberia juxtapose directly adjacent to, respectively, the arctic margin of Laurentia and the Uralian margin of Baltica. Consistent tectonostratigraphic records of the three cratons collectively indicate the history of Nuna's assembly and breakup. According to this reconstruction, the late Mesoproterozoic transition from Nuna to Rodinia appears to have been much less dramatic than the subsequent late Neoproterozoic transition from Rodinia to Gondwana. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.