A younger and protracted emplacement of the Ontong Java Plateau
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New research by Oregon State University suggests the Ontong Java Plateau is younger and its eruption was more protracted than previously believed. The findings contradict long-held assumptions about the formation of the plateau being linked to a global oxygen-depletion event that formed black shale deposits worldwide.
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- Massive underwater plateau near Solomon Islands is younger and its eruption was more protracted than previously thought, research suggests Oregon State University · Jun 15, 2023 · first to report
- Massive eruption of Ontong Java Plateau is younger than previously thought American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Jun 15, 2023