The incompleteness of the stratigraphical record is well documented, and the concept of
“missing time” has attracted renewed attention in recent years. However, the importance of …

The cratonic crust is the most long-lived tectonic unit on Earth. The longevity of Earth's
cratonic crust has been attributed to neutrally buoyant and mechanically strong lithospheric …

Rifted continental margins (RCM) are large-scale features of Earth's surface that show
substantial morphological variations. Classical escarpment features are the subject of many …

The application of potential field methods in regional geophysical studies with orbital data
has proven helpful in identifying, modeling, and dimensioning structural features and …

The Neoproterozoic carbonate rocks of the Araras Group (Amazon Craton) and the Sete‐
Lagoas and Salitre Formations (São Francisco Craton) share a statistically indistinguishable …

Many cratonic continental fragments dispersed during the rifting and break-up of Gondwana
are bound by steep topographic landforms known as 'great escarpments',,–, which rim …

A sharp escarpment lying close to the coast or more in the continental interior defines the
morphology of Elevated Passive Continental Margins (EPCMs). Most studies on the …

Abstract The South American Platform encompasses the São Francisco Craton (SFC) and
the Araçuaí-Ribeira orogenic system (AROS) located in the eastern Brazil. These geologic …

Rift systems in the central South Atlantic and the southern Northern Atlantic margins exhibit
anomalous wide ocean-continent transitions, extreme thinning of the continental crust, and …

High elevations and steep slopes are currently observed in ancient mountain ranges despite
active tectonics having ceased tens to hundreds of millions of years ago. Explanations for …