Paleomagnetic studies show that the ocean basins are older than the continents.

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Continents are much older than the ocean basins. Paleomagnetic studies, along with other geological evidence, show that continents can be billions of years old, whereas the oceanic crust is continuously being created at mid-ocean ridges and recycled back into the Earth's mantle at subduction zones, making it much younger, generally less than 200 million years old.

Paleomagnetic Studies Show That the Ocean Basins Are Older Than