[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] Inhomogeneous rift inversion and the evolution of the Pyrenees

A Pedrera, J García-Senz, EL Pueyo, B López-Mir… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The kinematic evolution of the Pyrenees was largely controlled by structural and thermal
heterogeneities inherited from a precursor rift system, resulting in complex along-strike …

[HTML][HTML] Kinematics and extent of the Piemont–Liguria Basin–implications for subduction processes in the Alps

E Le Breton, S Brune, K Ustaszewski, S Zahirovic… - Solid Earth, 2021 - se.copernicus.org
Assessing the size of a former ocean of which only remnants are found in mountain belts is
challenging but crucial to understanding subduction and exhumation processes. Here we …

Paleomagnetic Evidence for Pre‐21 Ma Independent Drift of South Sardinia From North Sardinia‐Corsica:“Greater Iberia” Versus Europe

G Siravo, F Speranza, M Mattei - Tectonics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It is unanimously acknowledged that the Corsica‐Sardinia microplate rotated
counterclockwise (CCW) by 40–50° between 21 and 15 Ma, synchronous with Liguro …

Nature and origin of the J‐magnetic anomaly offshore Iberia–Newfoundland: implications for plate reconstructions

M Nirrengarten, G Manatschal, J Tugend… - Terra …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The nature and origin of the J‐magnetic anomaly along the Iberia–Newfoundland margins
are controversial and its validity for plate kinematic reconstructions questioned. At present, it …

A reconstruction of the North Atlantic since the earliest Jurassic

N Barnett‐Moore, DR Müller, S Williams, J Skogseid… - Basin …, 2018 - earthdoc.org
The stretched continental margins of the North Atlantic region record a plate kinematic
history dominated by major episodes of extension since the Late Palaeozoic. Accounting for …

Assessing discrepancies between previous plate kinematic models of Mesozoic Iberia and their constraints

N Barnett‐Moore, M Hosseinpour, S Maus - Tectonics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, there are several published end‐member plate models that describe the evolution
of Iberia during the Mesozoic. We review key geological and geophysical data sets …

The Iberia-Eurasia plate boundary east of the Pyrenees

S Tavani, C Bertok, P Granado, F Piana, R Salas… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work we provide a reappraisal of the mid-Cretaceous extensional basins located to
the east of the Pyrenean mountain ranges, from the easternmost portion of Iberia to the …

Unraveling multiple thermotectonic events accommodated by crustal‐scale faults in Northern Iberia, Spain: Insights from K‐Ar dating of clay gouges

L Aldega, G Viola, A Casas‐Sainz, M Marcén… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐scale faults in the continental crust are significant features that control the evolution of
sedimentary basins and intraplate mountain chains. Deciphering their evolution is a …

An introduction to the Alpine cycle in Iberia

J Vergés, JC Kullberg, A Casas-Sainz… - The geology of Iberia: A …, 2019 - Springer
A global view of the Mesozoic-Cenozoic geodynamic evolution of the Iberian microplate is
necessary to determine the role of inherited Variscan structures in the configuration of the …