Origins
The Juan de Fuca plate system has its origins with Panthalassa continent's oceanic basin and crust. This continental crust has primarily been subducted under the North American plate, and the Eurasian Plate.
Panthalassa's oceanic plate remnants are understood to be the Juan de Fuca, Gorda, Cocos and the Nazca plates, all four of which were part of the Farallon Plate.
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