From the tethys ocean to the mediterranean seas: a plate tectonic model of the evolution of the western alpine system

Type Article
Date 1977
Language English
Author(s) Biju-Duval B., Dercourt J., Le Pichon Xavier
Source Symposium on the structural history of the Mediterranean basins (Editions Technip), 1977 , P. 143-164
Mot-Clé(s) Histoire Ifremer
Abstract We propose a series of paleogeographic maps of the western alpine system, from Triassic to Present, based on the geologic structure and evolution of the mediterranean,its adjacent folded belts and the associated basins, and on the evolution of the North Atlantic ocean according to the magnetic anomaly informations. The kinematic framework is relatively precise for the Cenozoic but the accuracy is quite poorer for the Mesozoic.Between Triassic and Upper Cretaceous,the reconstructed continental margins can be compared to present passive or active margins.The geologic evolution can be described in terms of plate tectonics. After Upper Cretaceous, the oceanic areas are quite limited and the geologic evolution is dominated by the continental collision processes. [NOT CONTROLLED OCR]
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Biju-Duval B., Dercourt J., Le Pichon Xavier (1977). From the tethys ocean to the mediterranean seas: a plate tectonic model of the evolution of the western alpine system. Symposium on the structural history of the Mediterranean basins, 143-164. Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/5197/