Publication Date:
2012-10-03
Description:
We recently presented a compilation of paleomagnetic data arguing for Cretaceous extension within Greater India. These data imply that a Tibetan Himalayan (TH) microcontinent rifted away from India, opening an oceanic Greater India Basin (GIB) in its wake. Consequently, we postulated a two-stage India-Asia collision at ∼52 and 25–20 Ma...
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Letters
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General