( ( Geophysical evidence ) ( ( suggested ( ( ( lateral motion ) ( of ( ( continents and ) ( that ( oceanic crust ) ) ) ) ) ( is ( younger ( than ( continental crust ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Geophysical) (NN evidence)) (VP (VBD suggested) (SBAR (S (NP (NP (JJ lateral) (NN motion)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNP continents)) (CC and) (NP (DT that) (JJ oceanic) (NN crust))))) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (JJR younger)) (PP (IN than) (NP (JJ continental) (NN crust)))))))) (. .)))
Geophysical evidence suggested lateral motion of continents and that oceanic crust is younger than continental crust.
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