Explain Why Increased Seafloor Spreading, Resulting in Higher Heat Flow

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Essay

Explain why increased seafloor spreading, resulting in higher heat flow and an increase and rapid expansion in oceanic ridges during the Cretaceous, result in worldwide transgression onto the continents.

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