[HTML][HTML] Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic

DJJ Van Hinsbergen, TH Torsvik, SM Schmid… - Gondwana …, 2020 - Elsevier
The basins and orogens of the Mediterranean region ultimately result from the opening of
oceans during the early break-up of Pangea since the Triassic, and their subsequent …

[HTML][HTML] Atlas of the underworld: Slab remnants in the mantle, their sinking history, and a new outlook on lower mantle viscosity

DG Van der Meer, DJJ Van Hinsbergen, W Spakman - Tectonophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
Across the entire mantle we interpret 94 positive seismic wave-speed anomalies as
subducted lithosphere and associate these slabs with their geological record. We document …

Tectonic units of the Alpine collision zone between Eastern Alps and western Turkey

SM Schmid, B Fügenschuh, A Kounov, L Maţenco… - Gondwana …, 2020 - Elsevier
We present a map that correlates tectonic units between Alps and western Turkey
accompanied by a text providing access to literature data, explaining the concepts used for …

[HTML][HTML] The Mid-Variscan Allochthon: Keys from correlation, partial retrodeformation and plate-tectonic reconstruction to unlock the geometry of a non-cylindrical belt

JRM Catalan, K Schulmann, JF Ghienne - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The non-cylindrical character of the Variscan Belt is established via a description of its most
salient geological characteristics and correlations among the main and relatively minor …

Reconciling plate-tectonic reconstructions of Alpine Tethys with the geological–geophysical record of spreading and subduction in the Alps

MR Handy, SM Schmid, R Bousquet, E Kissling… - Earth-Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
A new reconstruction of Alpine Tethys combines plate-kinematic modelling with a wealth of
geological data and seismic tomography to shed light on its evolution, from sea-floor …

Geodynamic evolution of the central and western Mediterranean: Tectonics vs. igneous petrology constraints

E Carminati, M Lustrino, C Doglioni - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
We present a geodynamic reconstruction of the Central–Western Mediterranean and
neighboring areas during the last 50Myr, including magmatological and tectonic …

[图书][B] Plant evolution in the Mediterranean: insights for conservation

JD Thompson - 2020 - books.google.com
Since the first edition of this book published in 2005, there has been an immense amount of
new and fascinating work on the history, ecology, and evolution of the Mediterranean flora …

Origin and consequences of western Mediterranean subduction, rollback, and slab segmentation

DJJ van Hinsbergen, RLM Vissers, W Spakman - Tectonics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The western Mediterranean recorded subduction rollback, slab segmentation and
separation. Here we address the questions of what caused Oligocene rollback initiation, and …

Do coeval mafic and felsic magmas in post-collisional to within-plate regimes necessarily imply two contrasting, mantle and crustal, sources? A review

B Bonin - Lithos, 2004 - Elsevier
The end of major orogenic episodes is marked by uplift and erosion, transcurrent to
extensional tectonic regimes induced partly by gravitational collapse of the thickened crust …

Mediterranean biomes: evolution of their vegetation, floras, and climate

PW Rundel, MTK Arroyo, RM Cowling… - Annual Review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Mediterranean-type ecosystems (MTEs) are located today in southwestern Australia, the
Cape Region of South Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, California, and central Chile. These …