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Ocean-driven plate mechanisms, the authors conclude, have been responsible for the growth and evolution of continents for at least 3 × 109 years. Some of the implications of this idea are discussed.
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DEWEY, J., HORSFIELD, B. Plate Tectonics, Orogeny and Continental Growth. Nature 225, 521–525 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225521a0
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