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Outline of Arctic post-Silurian continental displacements

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Petroleum Geology of the North European Margin

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The positions and relative motions of Arctic land masses from Devonian to present times are presented in palinspastic maps at selected intervals. These are accompanied by summaries of the post-Silurian tectonic evolution of the Arctic.

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Harland, W.B., Gaskell, B.A., Heafford, A.P., Lind, E.K., Perkins, P.J. (1984). Outline of Arctic post-Silurian continental displacements. In: Spencer, A.M. (eds) Petroleum Geology of the North European Margin. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5626-1_10

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