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Expert: Keith Patton - 7/13/2009


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Was there even an epoc time when the ocaen levels at the north pole were minimal or non existant?

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Jeff:

I want to make sure that you understand that The ontinents have moved a lot in the past.  It would be that a continental mass migrated over the north pole, not that the oceans receeded from the pole itself.  By this I mean, there is currently no continental land mass over the north pole, only ice over the Arctic Ocean.  Havign said that, I don't know of any period where a large continental land mass was sitting over the north pole.  There were shallow seas during the Permian.  Check out the link below with paleo recreations of the continental configurations for most of the geological periods.  Light blue is shallow sea.

http://www.scotese.com/newpage13.htm

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Keith Patton

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I can answer questions concerning physical and historical geology, environmental geology/hydrology, environmental consulting, remote sensing/aerial photo interpretation, G&G computer applications, petroleum exploration, drilling, geochemistry, geochemical and microbiological prospecting, 3D reservoir modeling, computer mapping and drilling.I am not a geophysicist.

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I have 24 years experience split between the petroleum and environmental industries. I have served as an expert witness in remote sensing, developmental geologist, exploration geologist, enviromental project manager, and subject matter expert in geology and geophysical software development.

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American Association of Petroleum Geologists
American Association of Photogrammetrists and Remote Sensing

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Bachelor and Master of Science
Registered Geologist in State of Texas

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