The recognition that Earth history has been punctuated by supercontinents, the assembly
and breakup of which have profoundly influenced the evolution of the geosphere …

Geologic secular trends are used to refine the timetable of supercontinent assembly, tenure,
and breakup. The analysis rests on what is meant by the term supercontinent, which here is …

Abstract Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) can have a significant global climatic effect as
monitored by sedimentary trace and isotopic compositions that record paleo …

Construction and assembly of the Geologic Time Scale involves:(a) constructing a relative
(chronostratigraphic) standard scale for key periods in the Earth's rock record;(b) identifying …

It has been more than a decade since the appearance of the First Edition of this book. Much
progress has been made, but some controversies remain. The original ideas of Sloss and of …

Abstract The Chemical Index of Alteration (CIA) is the most accepted of available weathering
indices. Past conditions of physical and chemical weathering can be reliably inferred if …

Assembly of the supercontinent Columbia at about 1.85–1.90 Ga coincided with several
events that affected the entire earth. The oldest worldwide network of orogenic belts formed …

Stratigraphy is defined as the study of layered rocks. In the context of sedimentary geology in
general, and of this book in particular, stratigraphy is the discipline that pulls everything …

The Neoproterozoic provides an important record of glacial–postglacial paleoenvironments,
organic carbon cycling, and hydrocarbon accumulation. Here, to better understand the …

Evidence from the magnetic field fossilized in sedimentary rocks suggests that, more than
600 million years ago, ice occupied tropical latitudes. A popular explanation for these …