Moa Plate

Ancient oceanic plate that formed in the Early Cretaceous south of the Pacific–Phoenix Ridge

The Moa Plate was an ancient oceanic plate that formed in the Early Cretaceous south of the Pacific–Phoenix Ridge.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Moa Plate was obliquely subducted beneath the Gondwana margin, and material accreted from it is now part of the Eastern Province of New Zealand. The plate was named in 2001 by Rupert Sutherland and Chris Hollis.^[4]

References

^ Downey, Nathan J.; Stock, Joann M.; Clayton, Robert W.; Cande, Steven C. (2007). "History of the Cretaceous Osbourn spreading center" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 112 (B4): B04102. Bibcode:2007JGRB..112.4102D. doi:10.1029/2006JB004550.
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^ Mortimer, N.; Van Den Bogaard, P.; Hoernle, K.; Timm, C.; Gans, P.B.; Werner, R.; Riefstahl, F. (2019). "Late Cretaceous oceanic plate reorganization and the breakup of Zealandia and Gondwana" (PDF). Gondwana Research. 65: 31–42. Bibcode:2019GondR..65...31M. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2018.07.010. S2CID 133702326.
^ Sutherland, Rupert; Hollis, Chris (2001). "Cretaceous demise of the Moa plate and strike-slip motion at the Gondwana margin". Geology. 29 (3): 279. Bibcode:2001Geo....29..279S. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0279:CDOTMP>2.0.CO;2.