Global plate motion models provide a spatial and temporal framework for geological data
and have been effective tools for exploring processes occurring at the earth's surface …

The tectonic evolution of the Indian plate, which started in Late Jurassic about 167million
years ago (~ 167Ma) with the breakup of Gondwana, presents an exceptional and intricate …

Realistic appraisal of paleoclimatic information obtained from a particular location requires
accurate knowledge of its paleolatitude defined relative to the Earth's spin-axis. This is …

A strong 50–35 Ma decrease in India‐Asia convergence is generally ascribed to continent‐
continent collision. However, a convergence rate increase of similar magnitude occurred …

Amphibia comprises over 7000 extant species distributed in almost every ecosystem on
every continent except Antarctica. Most species also show high specificity for particular …

Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …

Published models for the Cretaceous seafloor‐spreading history of East Gondwana result in
unlikely tectonic scenarios for at least one of the plate boundaries involved and/or violate …

Abstract The Wilson Cycle theory that oceans close and reopen along the former suture is a
fundamental concept in plate tectonics. It was named after J. Tuzo Wilson who recognised …

Breakup and sea-floor spreading between Greenland and Eurasia established a series of
new plate boundaries in the North Atlantic region since the Late Palaeocene. A conventional …

Abstract The Laccadive–Chagos Ridge and Southern Mascarene Plateau in the north-
central and western Indian Ocean, respectively, are thought to be volcanic chains formed …