Sedimentary Basins of Continental Margins and Cratons

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Front Matter
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Copyright page
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Mechanisms of Basin Subsidence — An Introductory Review
Pages 1-4
M.H.P. BOTT

Rheology of the Lithosphere — Experimental Indications
Pages 5-24
S.A.F. MURRELL

Flexure of the Lithosphere and Continental Margin Basins
Pages 25-44
A.B. WATTS, W.B.F. RYAN

Platform Subsidence Mechanisms and “Eustatic” Sea-Level Changes
Pages 45-56
NORMAN H. SLEEP

Thermal and Mechanical Evolution of the Michigan Basin
Pages 57-75
W.F. HAXBY, D.L. TURCOTTE, J.M. BIRD

Formation of Sedimentary Basins of Graben Type by Extension of the Continental Crust
Pages 77-86
M.H.P. BOTT

Major Synchronous Events in Continental Shelves
Pages 87-91
P.E. KENT

Development of Graben Associated with the Initial Ruptures of the Atlantic Ocean
Pages 93-112
KEVIN BURKE

Sedimentary Basins of the Atlantic Margin of North America
Pages 113-132
R.E. SHERIDAN

Geodynamic Significance of Spasmodic, Cretaceous, Rapid Subsidence Rates, Continental Shelf, U.S.A.
Pages 133-142
E.H. TIMOTHY WHITTEN

Observations on the Processes of Sedimentary Basin Formation at the Margins of Southern Africa
Pages 143-156
R.A. SCRUTTON, R.V. DINGLE

The Geosynclinal Pair at the Continental Margin of Peru
Pages 157-165
E.J. COBBING

Sedimentary Facies and the Origins of Basin Subsidence Along the Northern Margin of the Supposed Hercynian Ocean
Pages 167-179
M.R. LEEDER

Evolution of the Sverdrup Basin, Arctic Canada
Pages 181-196
J.F. SWEENEY

The Chad Basin: An Active Intra-Continental Basin
Pages 197-206
KEVIN BURKE

Devonian Basins of Western Norway — Sedimentary Response to Tectonism and to Varying Tectonic Context
Pages 207-224
RON J. STEEL

Geophysical Studies of the Major Sedimentary Basins of the Indian Craton, their Deep Structural Features and Evolution
Pages 225-240,245
L.N. KAILASAM

Dynamics of the Development of the Russian Platform Structures
Pages 247-262
V.D. NALIVKIN

The Regional Structure of the Turanian Platform and its Development
Pages 263-273
K.N. KRAVCHENKO, N.I. KOSHELEV, N.E. KRAVCHENKO, T.N. KUNITSKAYA, I.N. POLKANOVA, L.P. POLKANOVA, V.F. ROSHCHIN, N.S. SOLOVIEVA

The History and the Dynamics of the Development of the West Siberian Platform
Pages 275-287
M.Ya. RUDKEVICH

Development of Main Structures of the Siberian Platform: History and Dynamics
Pages 289-300
E.A. BAZANOV, Yu.A. PRITULA, V.V. ZABALUEV

Sedimentary Basins of the East Antarctic Craton from Geophysical Evidence
Pages 301-314,314a,314b
DAVID J. DREWRY