This is a page of course notes and illustrations about the Yellowstone hotspot created by Dennis C. Demets for an undergraduate geoscience course at the University of Wisconsin (Madison) entitled "Mountains and Moving Plates". Topics covered include: progression of the Yellowstone hotspot as evidenced by regional topography and ages of volcanic rocks, a reconstruction of the Yellowstone hotspot during the past 15 million years, and a conceptual model of the Yellowstone hotspot at depth.
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