Structure of the earth's crust and the spreading of the continents

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Research Article| October 31, 1936 Structure of the earth’s crust and the spreading of the continents BENO GUTENBERG BENO GUTENBERG Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1936) 47 (10): 1587–1610. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-47-1587 Article history received: 07 Jul 1936 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 BENO GUTENBERG; Structure of the earth’s crust and the spreading of the continents. GSA Bulletin 1936;; 47 (10): 1587–1610. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-47-1587 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract INTRODUCTION: WEGENER’S THEORYAccording to the Wegener hypothesis, the continents originally formed a single block. This broke into sections in the Carboniferous, and, during the geologic periods that followed, the continents drifted apart. Wegener, as many others had done before him, originally conceived the idea that the similarity in the coast lines of Europe-Africa and America indicated connection previous to the Carboniferous. It is to his credit, however, that he investigated in detail all the possible consequences of this hypothesis. He considered especially the present-day relative movements of parts of the earth’s crust, and he started investigations of the movement of Greenland relative to Europe. He emphasized the importance of determining and explaining the changes in the land-bridge connections between the continents, which occurred from time to time, because of their bearing on the problem of continental origin and history. Similarities in the structure of certain regions, now far apart, . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.