Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic

The basins and orogens of the Mediterranean region ultimately result from the opening of oceans during the early break-up of Pangea since the Triassic, and their subsequent destruction by subduction accommodating convergence between the African and Eurasian Plates since the Jurassic. The region has been the cradle for the development of geodynamic concepts that link crustal evolution to continental break-up, oceanic and continental subduction, and mantle dynamics in general. The development of such concepts requires a first-order understanding of the kinematic evolution of the region for which a multitude of reconstructions have previously been proposed. In this paper, we use advances made in kinematic…

• CF
  Consortium for Energy, Environment and Demilitarization
• NO
  Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  Award: 865.17.001
• NF
  Norges Forskningsråd

  Award: 223272
• ER
  European Research Council

  Awards: 864.11.004, 306810