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Intercontinental structural ties and mobilistic reconstructions

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Es gibt geologische Daten, die gegen eine mobiltische Rekonstruktion alter Kontinentpositionen sprechen. Dies wird diskutiert an der Öffnung des Atlantiks, an der paläotektonischen Beziehung von Afrika und Amerika, an den Bewegungen, die der indische Kontinent mitgemacht hat. In all den genannten Fällen kann gezeigt werden, daß eine mobilistische Rekonstruktion nicht gerechtfertigt ist.

Résumé

Il a des données géologiques qui parlent contre reconstructions mobilistiques de vieilles positions continentales. Ceci sera discuté pour l'ouverture de l'Atlantique, pour la liaison paléotectonique de l'Afrique et de l'Amérique, pour les mouvements ausquels le continent indien a participé. Dans tous ces cas mentionnés, il sera démontré que reconstructions mobilistiques ne sont pas justifiée.

Abstract

The authors discuss the geological data contradicting basic mobilistic reconstructions of the positions of continents in the past. Analysis is given of geological consequences of the opening of the Atlantic Ocean, of paleotectonic relationships between Africa and America, and of possible movements of the Indian plate. In these cases the geological facts show that mobilistic reconstructions, now considered “classical”, are unjustified.

РЕЗЮМЕ

Авторы обсуждают нек оторые геологически е данные, которые находятся в п ротиво речии с основными моб илистическими рекон струкциями положения материков в прошлом. Они рассматривают ге ологические следств ия «открытия» Атлантич еского океана, палеотектонические связи между Африкой и Южной Америкой, возможност ь движений Индийской плиты и пол ожение Новой Гвинеи относительно Австра лии и Круго-Тихоокеан ского пояса. Во всех этих слу чаях геологическая реальность такова, чт о мобилистические реконструкции, прини маемые сейчас как «классические», не оп равданы.

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    Beloussov, V.V., Ruditch, E.M. & Shapiro, M.N. Intercontinental structural ties and mobilistic reconstructions. Geol Rundsch 68, 393–427 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01821141

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