Evolution of the Alpine orogenic belts in the Western Mediterranean region as resolved by the kinematics of the Europe-Africa diffuse plate boundary

Special Issue Orogen lifecycle: learnings and perspectives from Pyrenees, Western Mediterranean and analogues

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Fig. 10

Kinematic reconstruction maps for the main structural events of the Africa-Europe plate boundary with the main rift basins shown in orthographic projection for (a) 200 Ma, (b) 180 Ma, (c) 160 Ma, and (d) 145 Ma. For legend see Figure 9a. A: Austro-Alpine; AP: Appennine Platform; Aq-Pyr: Aquitaine-Pyrenees; Al: Alboran; BP: Balearic Promontory; BCB: Basque-Cantabrian basin; Bet: Betic basin; Ca: Carpathian; Co: Columbretes basin; D: Dauphinois; E: Ebro; Ka: Kabylides; Km: Ketama basin; MF: Maghrebian Flysch basin; PeCa: Pelorita-Calabria; PP: Provence Platform; SC: Sardinia-Corsica; SN Atl: Southern North Atlantic; UMB: Umbria-Marche basin.

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