9. PALEOLATITUDE OF THE CARIBBEAN PLATE SINCE THE LATE CRETACEOUS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

GEOLOGIC SETTING, LITHOLOGIES, AND AGES

PALEOMAGNETIC DATA AND ANALYSIS

RESULTS

DISCUSSION

Inclination Biases

Motion of the Caribbean Plate Predicted by Tectonic Models

Has the Caribbean Lithosphere Passed over the Galapagos Hot Spot?

CONCLUSIONS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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