A Late Cretaceous true polar wander oscillation

Ross N. Mitchell; Christopher J. Thissen; David A. D. Evans; Sarah P. Slotznick; Rodolfo Coccioni; Toshitsugu Yamazaki; Joseph L. Kirschvink

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23803-8

Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

A Late Cretaceous true polar wander oscillation

Ross N. Mitchell,
Christopher J. Thissen,
David A. D. Evans,
Sarah P. Slotznick,
Rodolfo Coccioni,
Toshitsugu Yamazaki,
Joseph L. Kirschvink

Affiliations

Ross N. Mitchell: State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Christopher J. Thissen: Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University
David A. D. Evans: Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University
Sarah P. Slotznick: Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College
Rodolfo Coccioni: Honorary Professor, Università di Urbino
Toshitsugu Yamazaki: Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Joseph L. Kirschvink: Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23803-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The authors present a high-resolution palaeomagnetic record for a Late Cretaceous limestone in Italy. They claim that their record robustly shows a ~12° true polar wander oscillation between 86 and 78 Ma, with the greatest excursion at 84–82 Ma.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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