AS PRINTED IN THE OCTOBER 2000 ISSUE
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Graphics courtesy of James Pindell, Lorcan Kennan and Stephen Barret

The Geophysical Corner is a regular column in the EXPLORER, produced cooperatively by the AAPG Geophysical Integration and SEG Interpretation committees, and edited by M. Ray Thomasson and R. Randy Ray. This column is the last in a four-part series titled "Regional Plate Kinematics: Arm Waving, or Underutilized Exploration Tool?"

RETURN TO OCTOBER COLUMN:
Putting It All Together Again

By JAMES PINDELL, LORCAN KENNAN, and STEPHEN BARRETT

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Early Jurassic reconstruction of the Gulf of Mexico and Proto-Caribbean region. Onset of "syn-rift" stage.

Graphics courtesy of James Pindell, Lorcan Kennan and Stephen Barret