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/pælɪnˈspæstɪk/ · adjective
(geology, of a map) Showing the previous location of geological features, correcting for any intervening crustal movements..
To improve the accuracy of spatial reconstruction through time, it is necessary to estimate and restore bulk strain by working backward in time so that the maps represent palinspastic reconstructions of geologic development.
Exactly when the first palinspastic reconstruction was published is uncertain.
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Palinspastic means (geology, of a map) Showing the previous location of geological features, correcting for any intervening crustal movements..
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To improve the accuracy of spatial reconstruction through time, it is necessary to estimate and restore bulk strain by working backward in time so that the maps represent palinspastic reconstructions of geologic development.
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