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A plate-tectonic speed limit?

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  2. University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009

    Chris McA. Powell, Zheng-Xiang Li, Michael W. McElhinny & Zhong Chen

  3. University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9B 3P4

    D. T. A. Symons

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Meert, J., Voo, R., Powell, C. et al. A plate-tectonic speed limit?. Nature 363, 216–217 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/363216a0

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