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Mesozoic Palaeomagnetic Stratigraphy

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Mesozoic polarity measurements suggest that there are two long periods of predominantly normal polarity from Upper Triassic to Upper Jurassic and during the Cretaceous. The former provides a simple explanation of the North Atlantic magnetic quiet zones. Magnetic stratigraphic nomenclature is proposed to cover polarity stratigraphy on the geological time scale.

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    M. W. MCELHINNY

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MCELHINNY, M., BUREK, P. Mesozoic Palaeomagnetic Stratigraphy. Nature 232, 98–102 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232098a0

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