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Douglas A. Paton
Researcher at University of Leeds
Publications - 58
Citations - 1538
Douglas A. Paton is an academic researcher from University of Leeds. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rift & Structural basin. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 53 publications receiving 1259 citations. Previous affiliations of Douglas A. Paton include Colorado School of Mines & University of Edinburgh.
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Mesozoic break-up of SW Gondwana: implications for regional hydrocarbon potential of the southern South Atlantic
David MacDonald,David MacDonald,I. Gomez-Perez,Juan Rafael Franzese,Luis Antonio Spalletti,Lawrence A. Lawver,Lisa M. Gahagan,Ian W. D. Dalziel,C. G. C. Thomas,Nigel H. Trewin,Malcolm J. Hole,Douglas A. Paton +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, a palinspastic palaeofacies reconstructions of SW Gondwana incorporating rotation of a Falkland/Malvinas microplate was provided, and the implications of this for the tectonic evolution of the southern South Atlantic and hence for the regional hydrocarbon potential.
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Evaluating lateral compaction in deepwater fold and thrust belts: How much are we missing from "nature's sandbox"?
TL;DR: In this paper, a regional seismic line through the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia, reveals a classic paired, gravity-driven deformation system, over 100 km across, with extension high on the submarine slope and contraction toward the toe of slope.
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A review of fault sealing behaviour and its evaluation in siliciclastic rocks
TL;DR: In this paper, two types of fault seal classifications, namely, juxtaposition and fault rock, have been recognized, which are known as fault rock and fault cliff sealing, respectively.
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Tectonically induced adjustment of passive-margin accommodation space; influence on the hydrocarbon potential of the Orange Basin, South Africa
TL;DR: In this paper, a seismic-stratigraphic investigation integrated with the structural modeling of the southern part of the Orange Basin passive margin, South Africa, demonstrates that a single tectonic event resulted in a significant alteration to both the location and style of sediment accumulation during its postrift evolution.
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Evolution of seaward-dipping reflectors at the onset of oceanic crust formation at volcanic passive margins: Insights from the South Atlantic
TL;DR: In this paper, a model for seafloor-dipping reflectors (SDRs) formation is proposed, which invokes progressive rotation of these horizontal volcanics by subsidence driven by isostasy in the center of the evolving SDR depocenter as continental lithosphere is replaced by more dense oceanic lithosphere.