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 …

The African affinity of the deformed Mesozoic continental margins surrounding the Adriatic
Sea (a region known as Adria) was recognized in the 1920s. However, over the last several …

The western Mediterranean subduction zone (WMSZ) extends from the northern Apennine
to southern Spain and turns around forming the narrow and tight Calabrian and Gibraltar …

We present a tectonic synthesis and an animation of the tectonics of the western
Mediterranean since the Oligocene. This work is based on data derived from different …

Reconstruction of the evolution of the Tyrrhenian Sea shows that the major stage of rifting
associated with the opening of this basin began at∼ 10 Ma. It involved two episodes of back …

Tectonic activity in convergent plate boundaries commonly involves backward migration
(rollback) of narrow subducting slabs and segmentation of subduction zones through slab …

A variety of atypical plume-like structures and focused upwellings that are not rooted in the
lower mantle have recently been discussed, and seismological imaging has shown …

New geodetic data combined with seismicity, geologic and geochemical information
document a major tectonic reorganization in the central Mediterranean around 0.8–0.5 Ma …

The Alpine orogen in the western Mediterranean region, consisting of the Rif-Betic belt and
the Apennine-Calabrian-Maghrebide belt, is a classic example of an arcuate orogen. It …

The Gela Nappe of south central Sicily provides an example of a curved segment of an
orogenic front that can be examined both onshore and offshore for deformational style and …