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Miocene rotation of Sardinia: New paleomagnetic and geochronological constraints and geodynamic implications
Jérôme Gattacceca,Alan L. Deino,R. Rizzo,David S. Jones,Bernard Henry,Bernard Beaudoin,F. Vadeboin +6 more
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The Miocene rotation of Sardinia (Western Mediterranean) remains poorly constrained despite a wealth of paleomagnetic data, primarily due to poor chronostratigraphic control as mentioned in this paper.About:
This article is published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters.The article was published on 2007-06-30. It has received 266 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Paleomagnetism.read more
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Geodynamic evolution of the central and western Mediterranean: Tectonics vs. igneous petrology constraints
TL;DR: In this paper, a geodynamic reconstruction of the Central-Western Mediterranean and neighboring areas during the last 50 million years was presented, including magmatological and tectonic observations.
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Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic
Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen,Trond H. Torsvik,Trond H. Torsvik,Stefan M. Schmid,Liviu Maţenco,Marco Maffione,Marco Maffione,Reinoud L.M. Vissers,Derya Gürer,Derya Gürer,Wim Spakman,Wim Spakman +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors use advances made in kinematic restoration software in the last decade with a systematic reconstruction protocol for developing a more quantitative restoration of the Mediterranean region for the last 240 million years.
Geodynamic evolution of the central and western Mediterranean: Tectonics vs. igneous petrology constraints
TL;DR: In this paper, a geodynamic reconstruction of the Central-Western Mediterranean and neighboring areas during the last 50 million years was presented, including magmatological and tectonic observations.
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Origin and consequences of western Mediterranean subduction, rollback, and slab segmentation
TL;DR: In this article, the authors address the questions of what caused Oligocene rollback initiation, and how its subsequent evolution split up an originally coherent fore arc into circum-southwest Mediterranean segments.
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The Central-Western Mediterranean: Anomalous igneous activity in an anomalous collisional tectonic setting
TL;DR: In this paper, the specific geochemical character of several subduction-related Cenozoic igneous provinces are described with a view to identifying the processes responsible for the modifications of their sources.
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Extension in the Tyrrhenian Sea and Shortening in the Apennines as Result of Arc Migration Driven by Sinking of the Lithosphere
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Intercalibration of standards, absolute ages and uncertainties in 40Ar/39Ar dating
Paul R. Renne,Paul R. Renne,Carl C. Swisher,Alan L. Deino,Daniel B. Karner,Thomas L. Owens,Donald J. DePaolo +6 more
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Apparent and true polar wander and the geometry of the geomagnetic field over the last 200 Myr
Jean Besse,Vincent Courtillot +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors constructed new apparent polar wander paths (APWPs) for major plates over the last 200 Myr using updated kinematic models and selected paleomagnetic data.