A dynamic 2000—540 Ma Earth history: From cratonic amalgamation to the age of supercontinent cycle

Establishing how tectonic plates have moved since deep time is essential for understanding how Earth's geodynamic system has evolved and operates, thus answering longstanding questions such as what “drives” plate tectonics. Such knowledge is a key component of Earth System science, and has implications for wide ranging fields from core-mantle-crust interaction and evolution, geotectonic phenomena such as mountain building and magmatic and basin histories, the episodic formation and preservation of Earth resources, to global sea-level changes, climatic evolution, atmospheric oxygenation, and even the evolution of life. In this paper, we take advantage of the rapidly improving database and knowledge about the…

• NS
  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

  Award: CRDPJ 523131-17
• AR
  Australian Research Council

  Award: FL150100133