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.