PALEOCLIMATE INDICATORS
type: Concept

PLATE TECTONICS
type: Concept
change note: 2012-07-26 14:42:21.0 [mpmorahan] update Definition (A theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of plates whose pattern of horizontal movement is that of torsionally rigid bodies that interact with one another at their boundaries, causing seismic and tectonic activity along these boundaries.); update Definition (Jackson, J.A.(1997) Glossary of Geology. 4th ed. Alexandria, VA:American Geological Institute.769 p.);
change note: 2012-07-26 14:26:14.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates language code: en);
change note: 2012-06-26 15:25:02.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add broader relation (PLATE TECTONICS [6971fecc-af14-4c97-82db-2b01c98453b9,40087] - PALEOCLIMATE INDICATORS [c9a5b3eb-7556-41a8-a2b8-c015db80e5b2,39947]);
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definition: A theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of plates whose pattern of horizontal movement is that of torsionally rigid bodies that interact with one another at their boundaries, causing seismic and tectonic activity along these boundaries.