Paleozoic evolution of the Armorica plate on the basis of paleomagnetic data

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Research Article| October 01, 1984 Paleozoic evolution of the Armorica plate on the basis of paleomagnetic data Hervé Perroud; Hervé Perroud 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Rob Van der Voo; Rob Van der Voo 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Norbert Bonhommet Norbert Bonhommet 2Laboratoire de Géophysique Interne, Centre Armoricain d'Etude Structurale des Socles, Institut de Géologie, Université de Rennes I, 35042 Rennes-Cédex, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Hervé Perroud 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Rob Van der Voo 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Norbert Bonhommet 2Laboratoire de Géophysique Interne, Centre Armoricain d'Etude Structurale des Socles, Institut de Géologie, Université de Rennes I, 35042 Rennes-Cédex, France Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1984) 12 (10): 579–582. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1984)12<579:PEOTAP>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Hervé Perroud, Rob Van der Voo, Norbert Bonhommet; Paleozoic evolution of the Armorica plate on the basis of paleomagnetic data. Geology 1984;; 12 (10): 579–582. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1984)12<579:PEOTAP>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract New paleomagnetic data support the contention that Armorica and Gondwana formed a coherent block until Ordovician time. However, by Early Devonian time, Armorica collided with the North American–northern European assembly to form the Old Red Continent, and the collision itself was responsible for the Acadian orogeny, not for the earlier Taconic orogeny as postulated previously. The Carboniferous collision of Gondwana with the Old Red Continent subsequently formed Pangaea and produced the Appalachian-Hercynian orogeny. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.