Integration of regional stratigraphic relationships with data on sediment accumulation,
provenance, paleodrainage, and deformation timing enables a reconstruction of Mesozoic …

▪ Abstract The enigma of continental plateaus formed in the absence of continental collision
is embodied by the Altiplano-Puna, which stretches for 1800 km along the Central Andes …

The analysis of magmatic distribution, basin formation, tectonic evolution and structural
styles of different segments of the Andes shows that most of the Andes have experienced a …

The Andes make up the largest orogenic system developed by subduction of oceanic crust
along a continental margin. Subduction began soon after the breakup of Rodinia in Late …

The largest tectonic relief breaking the Earth's surface (13 km vertically) is at the subduction
margin of the Andes, which generates routinely megathrust earthquakes (Mw> 8.5) and …

As the archetype of mountain building in subduction zones, the Central Andes has
constituted an excellent example for investigating mountain-building processes for decades …

We quantitatively analyse the spatial pattern of deformation partitioning and of temporal
accumulation of deformation in the Central Andes (15–26° S) with the aim of identifying …

We combine geological and geophysical data to develop a generalized model for the
lithospheric evolution of the central Andean plateau between 18° and 20° S from Late …

Topographically, the Puna plateau of northwestern Argentina is the southern continuation of
the Bolivian Altiplano. Its thickening and consecutive uplift result from the Andean orogeny …

The Bolivian Altiplano, in the Central Andes of South America, is part of the second largest
high plateau on Earth. It is an elongate region of subdued relief,∼ 1.2× 105 km2 and∼ 4 km …