New paper argues history, not mantle plume, powers Yellowstone
via arstechnica.com
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North America wouldn’t look much like it currently does without a tectonic plate that has largely been lost to the Earth’s geological history. The Farallon plate, which has since largely vanished underneath North America, helped build the West Coast by slamming large island chains into the continent as it disappeared. California wouldn’t exist without it, […]