Tectonic evolution and geodynamics of the Neo-Tethys Ocean

R Zhu, P Zhao, L Zhao - Science China Earth Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Neo-Tethys Ocean was an eastward-ga** triangular oceanic embayment
between Laurasia to the north and Gondwana to the south. The Neo-Tethys Ocean was …

[HTML][HTML] Sedimentary record of Andean mountain building

BK Horton - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Integration of regional stratigraphic relationships with data on sediment accumulation,
provenance, paleodrainage, and deformation timing enables a reconstruction of Mesozoic …

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 …

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 …

Tectonic regimes of the central and southern Andes: Responses to variations in plate coupling during subduction

BK Horton - Tectonics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Construction of the Andes has been governed largely by fluctuating contractional, neutral,
and extensional tectonic regimes during differing degrees of mechanical coupling along the …

Accretionary orogens through Earth history

PA Cawood, A Kröner, WJ Collins… - Geological Society …, 2009 - lyellcollection.org
Accretionary orogens form at intraoceanic and continental margin convergent plate
boundaries. They include the supra-subduction zone forearc, magmatic arc and back-arc …

The Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaridic orogenic system: correlation and evolution of tectonic units

SM Schmid, D Bernoulli, B Fügenschuh… - Swiss Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
A correlation of tectonic units of the Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaridic system of orogens,
including the substrate of the Pannonian and Transylvanian basins, is presented in the form …

Neotectonics of Turkey–a synthesis

E Bozkurt - Geodinamica acta, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Turkey forms one of the most actively deforming regions in the world and has a long history
of devastating earthquakes. The belter understanding of its neotectonic features and active …

Mediterranean extension and the Africa‐Eurasia collision

L Jolivet, C Faccenna - Tectonics, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
A number of tectonic events occurred contemporaneously in the Mediterranean region and
the Middle East 30–25 Myr ago. These events are contemporaneous to or immediately …

Grenvillian continental collision in south China: New SHRIMP U-Pb zircon results and implications for the configuration of Rodinia

ZX Li, X Li, H Zhou, PD Kinny - Geology, 2002 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The timing of continental collision between the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks of south
China is an issue that bears on the accretion of Asia, as well as on the assembly and …