The Cenozoic basins of Sardinia (Italy) and their Late Miocene to Present inversion: insight from new seismic data

Recent evolution of the Mediterranean realm: Exploring the links between deep and shallow processes in a plate convergent setting

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Issue		BSGF - Earth Sci. Bull. Volume 196, 2025 Recent evolution of the Mediterranean realm: Exploring the links between deep and shallow processes in a plate convergent setting


Article Number		14
Number of page(s)		25
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bsgf/2025010
Published online		08 August 2025

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