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A continuous secular evolution in the vigour of mantle convection may have translated into a series of distinct stages in crustal tectonic style.
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Hargraves, R. Punctuated evolution of tectonic style. Nature 276, 459–461 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/276459a0
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