The postulation of intermittent land bridges as an explanation for reiterated colonization events of Madagascar by African vertebrates: An in-depth review and novel …

D Aslanian, R Pellen, M Rabineau, M Moulin… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Madagascar's vertebrate fauna is the result of an intricate biogeographic history not
considered in the models developed to explain colonization on other islands. For 80 years …

A new Moho map of the African continent from seismic, topographic, and tectonic data

A Baranov, R Tenzer, FEK Ghomsi - Gondwana Research, 2023 - Elsevier
We use seismic surveys (853 stations and 79 seismic profiles) to compile a new continental
Moho model of the African continent of which 90% is formed by the Precambrian crust. The …

Deep structure of the Pará-Maranhão/Barreirinhas passive margin in the equatorial Atlantic (NE Brazil)

D Aslanian, F Gallais, A Afilhado, P Schnurle… - Journal of South …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Pará-Maranhão/Barreirinhas margin, North Brazil, is a pull-apart passive
margin, with two strike-slip borders, formed during the opening of the Equatorial Atlantic …

The limpopo magma‐rich transform margin, South Mozambique: 1. Insights from deep‐structure seismic imaging

L Watremez, S Leroy, E d'Acremont, V Roche… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A variety of structures results from the interplay of evolving far‐field forces, plate kinematics,
and magmatic activity during continental break‐up. The east Limpopo transform margin …

Seismic evidence for crustal architecture and stratigraphy of the Limpopo Corridor: New insights into the evolution of the sheared margin offshore southern …

H Li, Y Tang, M Moulin, D Aslanian, M Evain… - Marine Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
The Gondwana breakup along the Mozambique continental margin caused the formation of
extensional and/or sheared margins. One of these sheared margins offshore southern …

[HTML][HTML] Crustal structure of the East-African Limpopo margin, a strike-slip rifted corridor along the continental Mozambique Coastal Plain and North-Natal Valley

M Evain, P Schnürle, A Leprêtre, F Verrier… - Solid Earth …, 2021 - se.copernicus.org
Deep seismic acquisitions and a new kinematic study recently highlighted the presence of
continental crust in both the southern Mozambique's Coastal Plain (MCP) and further …

The Limpopo Magma‐Rich Transform Margin, South Mozambique–2: Implications for the Gondwana Breakup

V Roche, S Leroy, F Guillocheau, S Revillon… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The rifted continental margins of Mozambique provide excellent examples of continental
passive margins with a significant structural variability associated with magmatism and …

Contourite on the Limpopo Corridor, Mozambique margin: Long‐term evolution, facies distribution and Plio‐Quaternary processes

N Babonneau, F Raisson, A Genêt, U Lopes… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bottom currents are key processes that contribute to the sha** of submarine slopes, with
the redistribution of sediments in contourite systems. Despite numerous recent studies on …

From the Lebombo Monocline to the Mozambique Deep Basin, using combined wide-angle and reflection seismic data

M Moulin, A Leprêtre, F Verrier, P Schnürle, M Evain… - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The North Natal valley (NNV), South Mozambique margin, is a key area for the
understanding of the SW Indian Ocean history since the Gondwana break-up as its crustal …

Crustal Structure and Stratigraphy of the South Mozambique Margin to South Mozambique Ridge From Combined Wide‐Angle and Reflection Seismic and Drill Hole …

P Schnürle, A Leprêtre, M Evain, F Verrier… - Earth and Space …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We have analyzed the MZ6 onshore‐offshore wide‐angle seismic profile of the MOZ3‐5
survey to investigate the crustal structure of the South Mozambique passive margin. The …