A review on the driving mechanism of the Tyrrhenian–Apennines system: Implications for the present seismotectonic setting in the Central-Northern Apennines

E Mantovani, D Babbucci, C Tamburelli, M Viti - Tectonophysics, 2009 - Elsevier
The formation of the Tyrrhenian–Apennines system has been characterized by a complex
distribution of major tectonic events, such as opening of basins, migration and distortion of …

Palaeogeographical evolution of the Egadi Islands (western Sicily, Italy). Implications for late Pleistocene and early Holocene sea crossings by humans and other …

VL Presti, F Antonioli, MR Palombo, V Agnesi… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
The continental shelf morphology offshore of western Sicily suggests that during the Last
Glacial Maximum (LGM, 20 ka cal BP), two of the Egadi Islands, Favignana and Levanzo …

Nucleation, development and petrophysical properties of faults in carbonate grainstones: evidence from the San Vito Lo Capo peninsula (Sicily, Italy)

E Tondi - Journal of Structural Geology, 2007 - Elsevier
Detailed field map** and microstructural and textural analyses carried out in Lower
Pleistocene grainstones in the San Vito Lo Capo peninsula (in north-western Sicily) …

Geodynamics of the central-western Mediterranean region: plausible and non-plausible driving forces

E Mantovani, M Viti, D Babbucci, C Tamburelli… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
The observed deformation pattern in the central-western Mediterranean area, in particular
the development of the Northern, Central and Southern Tyrrhenian basins in three well …

Growth processes, dimensional parameters and scaling relationships of two conjugate sets of compactive shear bands in porous carbonate grainstones, Favignana …

E Tondi, A Cilona, F Agosta, A Aydin… - Journal of Structural …, 2012 - Elsevier
Three main sets of deformation bands are identified in the Lower Pleistocene carbonate
grainstones of Favignana Island (Italy). A bedding-parallel set is interpreted to contain …

A geomorphic examination of the Calabrian forearc translation

F Pavano, SF Gallen - Tectonics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution of subduction forearcs as archived in the tectonic and geomorphic record
serves to constrain geodynamic models of many convergent plate margins. This paper …

Plate kinematics and geodynamics in the Central Mediterranean

M Viti, E Mantovani, D Babbucci, C Tamburelli - Journal of Geodynamics, 2011 - Elsevier
We argue that seismotectonic activity in the Central Mediterranean area and the Aegean–
Balkan zone is driven by the NNE-ward motion of Africa and westward motion of Anatolia …

Structural highs formation and their relationship to sedimentary basins in the north Sicily continental margin (southern Tyrrhenian Sea): Implication for the Drepano …

F Pepe, A Sulli, G Bertotti, R Catalano - Tectonophysics, 2005 - Elsevier
Two high-penetration seismic profiles across the continental margin of north Sicily (southern
Tyrrhenian Sea) have been interpreted to construct a crustal section across the margin and …

Submarine canyon morphologies in the Gulf of Palermo (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea) and possible implications for geo-hazard

C Lo Iacono, A Sulli, M Agate, V Lo Presti… - Marine Geophysical …, 2011 - Springer
The continental shelf and the upper slope of the Gulf of Palermo (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea)
in the depth interval ranging from 50 to 1,500 m were mapped for the first time with Multi …

Basic role of extrusion processes in the late Cenozoic evolution of the western and central Mediterranean belts

M Viti, E Mantovani, D Babbucci, C Tamburelli… - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tectonic activity in the Mediterranean area (involving migrations of old orogenic belts,
formation of basins and building of orogenic systems) has been determined by the …