In this new Geology paper, we reconstructed a previously suspected but undocumented plate between Farallon and North America. We recognized the remains in the geology of California and the Caribbean region, and revived the Franciscan Plate into its former glory! #Geology #PlateTectonics
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Mesozoic ocean plate stratigraphy reveals a Franciscan plate separating Farallon and North America | Geology | GeoScienceWorld
Ocean plate stratigraphy preserved in the Franciscan Complex records the Mesozoic plate tectonic evolution of the North American Cordillera and eastern