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Radiometric Age of the Devonian Polar Shift relative to Europe

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PALAEOMAGNETIC surveys of Devonian rock formations in Europe have revealed two groups of poles1,2 separated by an angular distance estimated at about 35°–45°. The two polar regions correspond to formations which have been geologically assigned respectively to (i) the Lower Devonian and (ii) the Middle Devonian-Lower Carboniferous.

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    A. LL. EVANS, J. G. MITCHELL, B. J. J. EMBLETON & K. M. CREER

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EVANS, A., MITCHELL, J., EMBLETON, B. et al. Radiometric Age of the Devonian Polar Shift relative to Europe. Nature Physical Science 229, 50–51 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci229050a0

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