The Pontus oceanic plate that was reconstructed by Suzanna van de Lagemaat: its location in the paleo-Pacific ocean 120 million years ago, and its present relicts. An earlier study showed that a large subduction zone must have run through the western paleo-Pacific Ocean, which separated the known Pacific plates in the east from a hypothetical Pontus plate in the west. This hypothesis has now been independently demonstrated by Van de Lagemaat’s research. CREDIT: Suzanna van de Lagemaat, Utrecht University

Plate Tectonic Surprise: Utrecht Geologist Unexpectedly Finds Remnants Of A Lost Mega-Plate

Utrecht University geologist Suzanna van de Lagemaat has reconstructed a massive and previously unknown tectonic plate that was once one-quarter … Continue reading Plate Tectonic Surprise: Utrecht Geologist Unexpectedly Finds Remnants Of A Lost Mega-Plate

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