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The variation in subsidence rate during a rifts active life is probably a good indication of the rifts geodynamical history and can contribute towards an understanding of the mechanism responsible for its evolution.
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Tiercelin, J.J., Faure, H. (1978). Rates of Sedimentation and Vertical Subsidence in Neorifts and Paleorifts. In: Ramberg, I.B., Neumann, ER. (eds) Tectonics and Geophysics of Continental Rifts. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9806-3_5
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