Crustal rheology controls the style of rifting and ultimately the architecture of rifted margins.
Here we review the formation of three magma-poor margin pairs, Iberia-Newfoundland, the …

This chapter introduces the geodynamic processes that influence tectonic rift evolution and
rifted margin architecture. Continental rifts result from geodynamic processes that …

In this paper we explore the geology of the Aegean region in the Miocene to identify the
geological signature of a first-order slab tear observed in all tomographic models. From 15 to …

Movements of tectonic plates often induce oblique deformation at divergent plate
boundaries. This is in striking contrast with traditional conceptual models of rifting and rifted …

Slab retreat, slab tearing and interactions of slabs are first-order drivers of the deformation of
the overriding lithosphere. An independent description of the tectonic evolution of the back …

Rifting involves complex normal faulting that is controlled by extension direction, reactivation
of prerift structures, sedimentation, and dyke dynamics. The relative impact of these factors …

In this paper we describe a computational methodology that is specifically designed for
studying three-dimensional geodynamic processes governed by heterogeneous visco …

The present-day tectonic setting of the Western Mediterranean region, from the Pyrénées to
the Betics and from the Alps to the Atlas, results from a complex 3-D geodynamic evolution …

Abstract Corresponding to the Early Mesozoic continental subduction between the North
China Block (NCB) and the South China Block (SCB), the Tongbaishan–Hong'an …

Abstract The Western Alboran Basin (WAB) formation has always been the subject of debate
and considered either as a back-arc or a forearc basin. Stratigraphic analyses of high …