This post is a summary of the interesting paper on the geodynamic relationships between Paleozoic arc development along the flanks of the interior (e.g. the Iapetus and Rheic) oceans and the exterior Paleopacific Ocean. Murphy, B., van Staal, C and Collins, W, A comparison of the evolution of arc complexes in Paleozoic interior and peripheral orogens: Speculations on geodynamic correlations, Gondwana Research, 2011. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2010.11.019.
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