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    The Number of Lithospheric Plates on the Earth Has Been
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The Number of Lithospheric Plates on the Earth Has Been

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The number of lithospheric plates on the Earth has been variable through geologic time.Hundreds of millions of years ago,there were plates that no longer exist today.

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