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. 9

Legend for Figures 9b–9d, 10, 11 and 12 (a) and kinematic reconstruction maps showing the main structural events of the Africa-Europe plate boundary with the main rift basins shown in orthographic projection for (b) 270 Ma, (c) 250 Ma, and (d) 220 Ma. A: Austro-Alpine; Al: Alboran; Aq-Pyr: Aquitaine–Pyrenean Basin; BCB: Basque–Cantabrian Basin; BP: Balearic Promontory; Ca: Carpathian; Da: Dacia; E: Ebro; Ka: Kabylides; M: Maestrat; PeCa: Pelorita-Calabria; PT: Paleo-Tethys; SC: Sardinia-Corsica; SWI: southwest Iberia.

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