An atlas of Phanerozoic paleogeographic maps: the seas come in and the seas go out

CR Scotese - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Paleogeography is the study of the changing surface of Earth through time. Driven by plate
tectonics, the configuration of the continents and ocean basins has been in constant flux …

[HTML][HTML] Atlas of the underworld: Slab remnants in the mantle, their sinking history, and a new outlook on lower mantle viscosity

DG Van der Meer, DJJ Van Hinsbergen, W Spakman - Tectonophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
Across the entire mantle we interpret 94 positive seismic wave-speed anomalies as
subducted lithosphere and associate these slabs with their geological record. We document …

[HTML][HTML] New constraints for the western Paleotethys paleogeography-paleotectonics derived from detrital signatures: Malaguide Carboniferous Culm Cycle (Betic …

S Criniti, M Martín-Martín, A Martín-Algarra - Sedimentary Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Carboniferous sandstone within the Paleo-Mesomediterranean Domain (Malaguide
Subdomain), in southern Spain, represents a key detrital mode within the sedimentary …

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 …

The formation of Pangea

GM Stampfli, C Hochard, C Vérard, C Wilhem - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
The making of Pangea is the result of large-scale amalgamation of continents and micro-
continents, which started at the end of the Neoproterozoic with the formation of Gondwana …

[HTML][HTML] Tectonic, magmatic, and metallogenic evolution of the Tethyan orogen: From subduction to collision

JP Richards - Ore Geology Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the tectonic, magmatic, and metallogenic history of the Tethyan orogen
from the Carpathians to Indochina. Focus is placed on the formation of porphyry Cu±Mo±Au …

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 …

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 …

The Anarak, Jandaq and Posht-e-Badam metamorphic complexes in central Iran: new geological data, relationships and tectonic implications

S Bagheri, GM Stampfli - Tectonophysics, 2008 - Elsevier
The Anarak, Jandaq and Posht-e-Badam metamorphic complexes occupy the NW part of the
Central-East Iranian Microcontinent and are juxtaposed with the Great Kavir block and …

The southernmost margin of the Tethys realm during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic: Initial geometry and timing of the inversion processes

D Frizon de Lamotte, C Raulin, N Mouchot… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Along the northern border of Africa, Pangea breakup has been diachronic. During the
Jurassic, the Alpine Tethys propagated northeastward from the Atlantic to the Alps. During …