Abstract:<p>The assembly, tenure, and breakup of supercontinents is thought to have played a prominent role in Earth&#8217;s plate tectonic history and deeply influenced the paleogeography, crustal deformation, magmatic activity, climate, and biology. To date, at least three supercontinents that once existed on Earth are supported by most geologists. The evolution of Pangea is relatively well-understood, and only a small number of plates are controversial. By contrast, investigations of Rodinia an… Show more
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