Research ArticleArticles

Continuous continental growth as constrained by the sedimentary record

Christopher J. Spencer
American Journal of Science April 2020, 320 (4) 373-401; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/04.2020.02

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Continuous continental growth as constrained by the sedimentary record
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American Journal of Science Apr 2020, 320 (4) 373-401; DOI: 10.2475/04.2020.02
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