The Tell-Rif orogenic system (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) and the structural heritage of the southern Tethys margin
The Tell-Rif (Tell in Algeria and Tunisia; Rif in Morocco) is the orogenic system fringing to
the south the West Mediterranean basins. This system comprises three major tectonic …
the south the West Mediterranean basins. This system comprises three major tectonic …
The evolution of the westernmost Mediterranean basins
Based on more than 4,500 km of new and re-processed multichannel seismic lines, high-
resolution seafloor bathymetry, available well data, and basement dredge samples, we have …
resolution seafloor bathymetry, available well data, and basement dredge samples, we have …
Evolution of the Alpine orogenic belts in the Western Mediterranean region as resolved by the kinematics of the Europe-Africa diffuse plate boundary
Abstract The West European collisional Alpine belts are the result of the inversion, initiated
in the middle Cretaceous, of the complex western Neotethys and the Atlantic continental rift …
in the middle Cretaceous, of the complex western Neotethys and the Atlantic continental rift …
Puzzling features of western Mediterranean tectonics explained by slab dragging
The recent tectonic evolution of the western Mediterranean region is enigmatic. The causes
for the closure of the Moroccan marine gateway prior to the Messinian salinity crisis, for the …
for the closure of the Moroccan marine gateway prior to the Messinian salinity crisis, for the …
The Alboran volcanic-arc modulated the Messinian faunal exchange and salinity crisis
What process triggered the Mediterranean Sea restriction remains debated since the
discovery of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC). Recent hypotheses infer that the MSC …
discovery of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC). Recent hypotheses infer that the MSC …
New insights into the crust and lithospheric mantle structure of Africa from elevation, geoid, and thermal analysis
We present new crust and lithosphere thickness maps of the African mainland based on
integrated modeling of elevation and geoid data and thermal analysis. The approach …
integrated modeling of elevation and geoid data and thermal analysis. The approach …
The current diffuse-strain model of the collision between Africa and Eurasia in the western
Mediterranean predicts a broad region with deformation distributed among numerous faults …
Mediterranean predicts a broad region with deformation distributed among numerous faults …