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MATTSON'S critique is in accord with most of our views1. Here we answer most of his points by mentioning details omitted from the original paper because of space limitations.
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FREELAND, G., DIETZ, R. Plate Tectonics in the Caribbean: a Reply. Nature 235, 156–157 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/235156a0
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