The evolution of Earth s tectonic plates over the past billion years

Researchers released a new model of Earths tectonic plates evolution over the last billion years. Credit: Dr Andrew Merdith, University of Lyon Extending fullplate tectonic models into deep time: Linking the Neoproterozoic and the Phanerozoic Andrew S. Merdith, Simon E. Williams, Alan S. Collins, Michael G. Tetley, Jacob A. Mulder, Morgan L. Blades, AlexanderYoung, Sheree E. Armistead, JohnCannon, Sabin Zahirovic, R. Dietmar Müller EarthScience Reviews DOI: Music: Earthly Destiny by Sir Cubworth courtesy of YouTube Audio Library