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orthoversion: a standalone construct

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Tectonics

model in which each new supercontinent assembles about 90 degrees away from the center of its predecessor, guided by true polar wander.

In tectonics, orthoversion refers to model in which each new supercontinent assembles about 90 degrees away from the center of its predecessor, guided by true polar wander. This meaning comes from Mitchell (2012) in Nature.[1]

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References

Mitchell, R. N., Kilian, T. M., & Evans, D. A. D. (2012). Supercontinent cycles and the calculation of absolute palaeolongitude in deep time. Nature, 482(7384), 208-211. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10800

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