Geologic history of North America rewritten
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 15:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
By Becky OskinLiveScienceIt's time to redraw the map of the world during the reign of the dinosaurs, two scientists say.Picture the U.S. West Coast as a torturous tectonic boundary, similar to Australia and Southeast Asia today. Erase the giant subduction zone researchers have long nestled against western North America. Drop a vast archipelago into the ancient Panthalassa Ocean, usually drawn as a...