"These faults can act like railroad tracks controlling the future direction the tectonic plate moves in. It may also mean plates can rotate one way more easily than another, as there is less tectonic resistance for the plate to turn in one direction - away from the fault - than the other."
"The Rovuma Transform Margin isn't an active fault line like California's San Andreas Fault, but a 'fossil fault' leftover from where two tectonic plates ripped apart."
"Scientists believe that the fault line formed during the Jurassic period as the Earth's massive supercontinents broke up in an event called the Gondwana dispersal."
"Since the 1980s, scientists have fiercely debated whether or not there could be a hidden fault line running along the coast of East Africa."
The Rovuma Transform Margin, a significant tectonic boundary under Africa, extends over 310 miles from Mozambique to Tanzania. This ancient fault line will impact the movement of tectonic plates, contributing to the eventual splitting of Africa into two new continents and an ocean. The margin, formed during the Jurassic period, is covered by sediment from the Rovuma River. Advanced technology has enabled scientists to confirm its existence, which has been debated since the 1980s, reshaping understanding of continental drift in the region.
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