TY - JOUR T1 - The origin of the western Mediterranean basin A1 - Auzende,Jean-Marie A1 - Bonnin,Jean A1 - Olivet,Jean-Louis UR - https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/5057/ KW - Histoire Ifremer N2 - The evolution of the western Mediterranean basin is considered. The Provence basin results from the Oligocene migration of Corsica and Sardinia southeastwards. The North African basin was created by the dislocation of an 'internal zone plate' by the mechanism invoked by Karig. Lower or middle Miocene squeezing of the internal zones against the North African platform caused ejection of the flysch nappes. [NOT CONTROLLED OCR] Y1 - 1973 PB - Geological Society of London JF - Geological Society of London VL - 129 SP - 607 EP - 620 ID - 5057 ER -