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Sequential intercontinental suturing as the ultimate control for Pennsylvanian Ancestral Rocky Mountains deformation

2003; Geological Society of America; Volume: 31; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031 2.0.co;2

1943-2682

William R. Dickinson, Timothy F. Lawton,

High-pressure geophysics and materials

Research Article| July 01, 2003 Sequential intercontinental suturing as the ultimate control for Pennsylvanian Ancestral Rocky Mountains deformation William R. Dickinson; William R. Dickinson 1Department of Geosciences, Box 210077, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Timothy F. Lawton Timothy F. Lawton 1Department of Geosciences, Box 210077, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2003) 31 (7): 609–612. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031 2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 30 Jan 2003 rev-recd: 01 Apr 2003 accepted: 02 Apr 2003 first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation William R. Dickinson, Timothy F. Lawton; Sequential intercontinental suturing as the ultimate control for Pennsylvanian Ancestral Rocky Mountains deformation. Geology 2003;; 31 (7): 609–612. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031 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 The geotectonic setting of Pennsylvanian uplifts and associated basins of the Ancestral Rocky Mountains province has long been unclear because analogy of the deformed intracontinental domain with either arc or collisional orogens is not apt. Diachronous subsidence of Ancestral Rocky Mountains basins was coincident with sequential closure, from east to west, of the Ouachita suture to the southeast. This geotectonic relationship suggests that Ancestral Rocky Mountains deformation was induced by intracontinental stresses associated with continued subduction of westerly parts of Laurentia after more easterly parts had locked against Gondwana. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.