Unconformity development in retroarc foreland basins: implications for the geodynamics of Andean-type margins

BK Horton - Journal of the Geological Society, 2022‏ - lyellcollection.org
Unconformities in foreland basins may be generated by tectonic processes that operate in
the basin, the adjacent fold–thrust belt or the broader convergent margin. Foreland basin …

Oligocene to present shallow subduction beneath the southern Puna plateau

GM Gianni, HPA García, A Pesce, M Lupari… - Tectonophysics, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The southern Puna plateau is a conspicuous example of a high-elevation orogenic plateau
in a non-collisional setting. This orogenic sector is currently located above an anomalously …

Southward expanding plate coupling due to variation in sediment subduction as a cause of Andean growth

J Hu, L Liu, M Gurnis - Nature communications, 2021‏ - nature.com
Growth of the Andes has been attributed to Cenozoic subduction. Although climatic and
tectonic processes have been proposed to be first-order mechanisms, their interaction and …

Reviewing the geodynamic impact of aseismic ridges subduction on the tectonic-magmatic evolution of the Southern Puna plateau

W Báez, E Bustos, A Chiodi, HPA García… - Journal of South …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Southern Puna (∼ 24° S to 27° S) is an outstanding segment of the Central
Andes where the subduction of aseismic ridges, multi-scale lithospheric foundering, and the …

Kinematic Evolution of the Santa Bárbara System in the Foreland of the Central Andes of Northwestern Argentina (26° S)

A Arnous, VH García, H **el, L Giambiagi… - …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Compared to the thin‐skinned Subandean foreland fold‐and‐thrust belt of northern
Argentina and Bolivia, the tectonically active morphotectonic province of the Santa Bárbara …

Tectonic and climatic significance of Oligocene-Miocene eolian sandstones in the Andean foreland basin of Argentina

D Starck, TN Capaldi, F Fuentes, BK Horton - Journal of South American …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Late Oligocene-early Miocene aridification in the retroarc foreland basin adjacent to
the southern central Andes was recorded by widespread eolian conditions that coincided …

Development of an incipient Paleogene topography between the present‐day Eastern Andean Plateau (Puna) and the Eastern Cordillera, southern Central Andes …

C Montero‐López, F Hongn, RLL Steinmetz… - Basin …, 2021‏ - earthdoc.org
The structural and topographic evolution of orogenic plateaus is an important research topic
because of its impact on atmospheric circulation patterns, the amount and distribution of …

Stratigraphic response to fragmentation of the Miocene Andean foreland basin, NW Argentina

C del Papa, P Payrola, H **el, F Hongn… - Basin …, 2021‏ - earthdoc.org
Foreland basins are sensitive recorders of spatiotemporal variations in tectonic and climatic
forcing associated with an approaching orogenic front. Thus, analysis of foreland deposits …

Tectonic control on drainage evolution in broken forelands: Examples from NW Argentina

EG Seagren, M McMillan, LM Schoenbohm - Tectonics, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Planform drainage patterns in orogens reflect the initial control of local structures, resulting
in strike‐parallel longitudinal drainage, and the subsequent influence of regional slopes that …