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) 125 Ma, (b) 94 Ma, (c) 84 Ma, and (d) 66 Ma. For legend see Figure 9a. A: Austro-Alpine; Al: Alboran; AP: Apennine Platform; Aq-Pyr: Aquitaine-Pyrenees; BCB: Basque-Cantabrian basin; Bet: Betic basin; BP: Balearic Promontory; E: Ebro; FC: Flemish Cap; Ka: Kabylides; Km: Ketama basin; MF: Maghrebian Flysch basin; Pce: Provence basin; PeCa: Pelorita-Calabria; SC: Sardinia-Corsica; SN Atl: Southern North Atlantic; UMB: Umbria-Marche basin.