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Meert et al. 2026, submitted

Meert, J., M.K. Pandit, A.K. Sinha, S. Kwafo, M. Williams, B. Panigrahi, S.J. Malone, T. Endale, L. Sohl, and D.M. Banerjee, 2026: Quarter century of Indian Precambrian paleomagnetism: The assembly of Peninsular India and its role in Proterozoic supercontinents. Earth-Sci. Rev., submitted.

Over the past 25 years, Precambrian paleomagnetic research in Peninsular India has seen significant growth. The quality of data from these studies has improved markedly, resulting in more than a dozen highly reliable paleomagnetic poles from the five cratonic nuclei and the platformal basins that overlie them. This paper provides a comprehensive, site-by-site review of the published paleomagnetic record from the region, including corrections to earlier studies, most of which involve clerical errors in the original publications. In addition, we present previously unpublished paleomagnetic results from the Semri Group (Vindhyan Basin) as well as select new data from the Bastar Craton. Despite these advancements, significant challenges remain, primarily due to poor age constraints, particularly within the sedimentary sequences. Numerous paleomagnetic poles from India indicate anomalously high paleolatitudes, particularly from carbonate rocks across six major basins, suggesting widespread remagnetization or unusual climatic conditions. India's position within Rodinia remains uncertain, with existing paleomagnetic data conflicting with many recent models. Tonian-age data from India and South China hint at a possible connection and suggest true polar wander between 0.82 and 0.77 Ga.

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@unpublished{me01400p,
  author={Meert, J. and Pandit, M. K. and Sinha, A. K. and Kwafo, S. and Williams, M. and Panigrahi, B. and Malone, S. J. and Endale, T. and Sohl, L. and Banerjee, D. M.},
  title={Quarter century of Indian Precambrian paleomagnetism: The assembly of Peninsular India and its role in Proterozoic supercontinents},
  year={2026},
  journal={Earth-Science Reviews},
  note={Manuscript submitted for publication}
}

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TY  - UNPB
ID  - me01400p
AU  - Meert, J.
AU  - Pandit, M. K.
AU  - Sinha, A. K.
AU  - Kwafo, S.
AU  - Williams, M.
AU  - Panigrahi, B.
AU  - Malone, S. J.
AU  - Endale, T.
AU  - Sohl, L.
AU  - Banerjee, D. M.
PY  - 2026
TI  - Quarter century of Indian Precambrian paleomagnetism: The assembly of Peninsular India and its role in Proterozoic supercontinents
JA  - Earth-Sci. Rev.
JO  - Earth-Science Reviews
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