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thalassocraton (noun), thalassocratons (pl)
A rather level and stable section of the sea floor: In 1955 the term thalassocraton was introduced by the geologist R. Fairbridge in reference to the commencement of the study of the geology of the seas.

"Ocean plates" or thalassoplains" are other terms to describe the relatively unchanging ocean floors.

Thalassocratons do not include any mid-ocean ridges.

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