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Research Article| December 30, 1928 North America and Asia: A Comparison in Tertiary Diastrophism FRANK BURSLEY TAYLOR FRANK BURSLEY TAYLOR Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1928) 39 (4): 985–1000. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-39-985 Article history received: 16 Apr 1928 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation FRANK BURSLEY TAYLOR; North America and Asia: A Comparison in Tertiary Diastrophism. GSA Bulletin 1928;; 39 (4): 985–1000. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-39-985 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionIn several earlier papers the writer has presented brief studies of certain of the greater features of the earth’s surface—mountain ranges, foredeeps, etcetera—in an effort to explain their origin. The details of those studies and of the conclusions reached are contained in the seven papers listed below and can not be restated here.2 Condensed into one short paragraph, the main conclusions reached may be stated as follows: Beginning rather abruptly in the latter part of the Cretaceous period and continuing down to the present time, the northern continents—Europe, Asia, and North America—began to slide very slowly in southernly directions. At the same time the southern continents—South America and Australia—began moving in northerly directions. Hence, abstractly, the moving continents slid from high latitudes toward lower latitudes in both hemispheres. Greenland and Africa, with Arabia and India, and probably with Antarctica, remained unmoved in this . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.
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