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Old 06-September-2008, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by rodin View Post
I know what the shelf is shallow water around continent showing where the sea has encroached on the old land.
You are confusing continental shelf with continental slope.
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Pangea says only the east was connected, not the west.
Really?!? I see northern continents connected to southern continents also. I must have north confused with east.
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It is clear all land masses were connected and have drifted apart.
Yes, at the continental shelf.
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I wonder if Neal Adams accounted for shelves in his model? I presume so. While the principle of expansion would still be in evidence, if Neal omitted the shelves then the expansion would not have been quite as much.
Do you have any original thoughts about this because if you don't, there is no sense talking to you about this.
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As for the off-centre Earth of Pangea. Let's remove the ocean.
Oh so removing an ocean is scientific to you?
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We have a very lop-sided Earth do we not? How to account for this?
Once again you argue from personal incredulity. What exactly do you think continental drift means?