• 责任者：Zhao Wenjin (Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences ; Beijing 100037 ; China)
• 刊名：Acta Geoscientica Sinica
• 出版年：2009
• 卷期：30(6)
• 关键词：大陆漂移 ; continental drift ; 板块构造 ; plate tectonics ; 地质力学 ; geomechanics
• 页码：p. 717-731
• 图表：12 illus., 1 table, 12 ref.
• 分类号：0300
• issnNo：ISSN1006-3021
• isbnNo：CN11-3474/P

This paper briefly describes the major content and basis of Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis and deals with the fact that, due to the discovery of the mid-ocean ridge and the ocean floor expansion during the geological and geophysical survey on the basis of the continental drift hypothesis, researchers have explained the mechanism of continental tensional faulting and established the global plate tectonic theory, thus resulting in the revolution of modern geoscience thinking.