Was the Laramide orogeny related to subduction of an oceanic plateau?

Spatial distribution of earthquakes and subduction of the Nazca plate beneath South America

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Engineering, Continental Tectonics, Earthquake Hazards +17

Elevation of ridges and evolution of the central eastern Pacific

John G. Sclater, Maureen Bell · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1971 · 706 citations

Engineering, Geomorphology, Continental Tectonics +18

Cordilleran Benioff zones

Peter J. Coney, Stephen J. Reynolds · Nature · 1977 · 627 citations

Geophysics, Engineering, Geomorphology +5

Interarc spreading and Cordilleran tectonics as alternates related to the age of subducted oceanic lithosphere

Péter Molnár, Tanya Atwater · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1978 · 461 citations

Geophysics, Interarc Spreading, Plate Tectonics +9

Observations of flexure and the geological evolution of the Pacific Ocean basin

A. B. Watts, J. H. Bodine, Neil M. Ribe · Nature · 1980 · 262 citations

Marine Geology, Seafloor Morphology, Engineering +8