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An analysis of early Cretaceous marine magnetic anomalies of south-western Australia helps to piece together eastern Gondwanaland. It is suggested that India once abutted Western Australia.
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Markl, R. Evidence for the breakup of eastern Gondwanaland by the early Cretaceous. Nature 251, 196–200 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/251196a0
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