Articles | Volume 14, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-5425-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-5425-2017
Research article
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04 Dec 2017
Research article |  | 04 Dec 2017

Improving global paleogeography since the late Paleozoic using paleobiology

Wenchao Cao, Sabin Zahirovic, Nicolas Flament, Simon Williams, Jan Golonka, and R. Dietmar Müller

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (12 Jul 2017) by Tina Treude
AR by Wenchao Cao on behalf of the Authors (22 Aug 2017)
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (26 Aug 2017) by Tina Treude
RR by Shanan Peters (24 Sep 2017)
RR by Anonymous Referee #4 (26 Sep 2017)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (27 Sep 2017) by Tina Treude
AR by Wenchao Cao on behalf of the Authors (10 Oct 2017)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (21 Oct 2017) by Tina Treude
AR by Wenchao Cao on behalf of the Authors (24 Oct 2017)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
We present a workflow to link paleogeographic maps to alternative plate tectonic models, alleviating the problem that published global paleogeographic maps are generally presented as static maps and tied to a particular plate model. We further develop an approach to improve paleogeography using paleobiology. The resulting paleogeographies are consistent with proxies of eustatic sea level change since ~400 Myr ago. We make the digital global paleogeographic maps available as an open resource.
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