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Global kinematic constraints to the tectonic history of the Mediterranean region and surrounding areas during the Jurassic and Cretaceous

 

Table 1. Rotation model for the major plates surrounding the Mediterranean region. Only Jurassic and Cretaceous Euler poles are shown.

Age

Lat

Lon

Angle

References

North America - Northwest Africa

67.7

+82.58

1.29

+21.19

This Paper

72.5

+81.35

350.85

+22.87

Klitgord and Schouten, [1986]

74.3

+80.76

348.24

+23.91

Klitgord and Schouten, [1986]

80.2

+78.30

341.65

+27.06

Klitgord and Schouten, [1986]

83.5

+76.62

339.49

+29.56

This Paper

120.4

+66.27

340.17

+54.45

This Paper

126.7

+66.10

341.04

+56.50

This Paper

131.9

+65.96

341.50

+57.44

This Paper

139.6

+66.12

341.59

+59.90

This Paper

147.7

+66.53

342.03

+62.09

This Paper

154.3

+67.14

344.02

+64.76

This Paper

170.0

+67.02

346.83

+72.10

Klitgord and Schouten, [1986]

175.0

+66.95

347.98

+75.55

Klitgord and Schouten, [1986]

Iberia – North America

67.7

-74.84

314.38

+17.41

This Paper

83.5

-87.17

236.60

+24.69

This Paper

120.4

-71.71

168.36

+46.30

Rowley and Lottes [1988]

150.0

-73.59

171.49

+52.57

Rowley and Lottes [1988]

Eurasia - North America

67.6

+64.16

146.56

-16.44

Rowley and Lottes, [1988]

71.6

+65.29

147.22

-17.21

Rowley and Lottes, [1988]

83.5

+67.66

149.50

-19.52

Rowley and Lottes, [1988]

100.0

+69.95

149.85

-21.38

Rowley and Lottes, [1988]

110.0

+71.19

150.07

-22.56

Rowley and Lottes, [1988]

130.0

+72.77

154.73

-24.34

Rowley and Lottes, [1988]

Morocco - Northwest Africa

67.7

-69.69

190.85

+2.10

This Paper

172.0

-69.69

190.85

+2.10

This Paper

175.0

+0.00

0.00

+0.00

This Paper

Northwest Africa – Northeast Africa

80.2

+0.00

0.00

+0.00

This Paper

120.4

+30.18

9.13

+4.15

This Paper

Northeast Africa – Central Africa

110.0

+0.00

0.00

+0.00

This Paper

120.4

-63.16

124.09

+1.50

This Paper

Central Africa – Paleomagnetic Reference Frame

66.0

+0.00

133.21

+16.09

This Paper

67.0

+0.00

133.53

+16.16

This Paper

68.0

+0.00

133.90

+16.29

This Paper

69.0

+0.00

134.44

+16.56

This Paper

70.0

+0.00

135.02

+16.79

This Paper

71.0

+0.00

135.36

+17.04

This Paper

72.0

+0.00

135.66

+17.25

This Paper

73.0

+0.00

136.07

+17.48

This Paper

74.0

+0.00

136.51

+17.68

This Paper

75.0

+0.00

136.92

+17.87

This Paper

76.0

+0.00

137.42

+18.05

This Paper

77.0

+0.00

137.82

+18.24

This Paper

78.0

+0.00

138.31

+18.42

This Paper

79.0

+0.00

138.81

+18.54

This Paper

80.0

+0.00

139.32

+18.68

This Paper

81.0

+0.00

140.11

+18.85

This Paper

82.0

+0.00

140.94

+19.05

This Paper

83.0

+0.00

141.73

+19.20

This Paper

84.0

+0.00

142.74

+19.43

This Paper

85.0

+0.00

143.88

+19.75

This Paper

86.0

+0.00

144.93

+20.03

This Paper

87.0

+0.00

145.94

+20.34

This Paper

88.0

+0.00

147.06

+20.63

This Paper

89.0

+0.00

148.06

+20.96

This Paper

90.0

+0.00

149.12

+21.28

This Paper

91.0

+0.00

150.11

+21.60

This Paper

92.0

+0.00

151.12

+21.92

This Paper

93.0

+0.00

152.11

+22.26

This Paper

94.0

+0.00

153.07

+22.61

This Paper

95.0

+0.00

154.02

+22.97

This Paper

96.0

+0.00

154.96

+23.32

This Paper

97.0

+0.00

155.9

+23.69

This Paper

98.0

+0.00

156.76

+24.08

This Paper

99.0

+0.00

157.6

+24.49

This Paper

100.0

+0.00

158.48

+24.89

This Paper

101.0

+0.00

159.37

+25.30

This Paper

102.0

+0.00

160.29

+25.72

This Paper

103.0

+0.00

161.15

+26.16

This Paper

104.0

+0.00

162.00

+26.60

This Paper

105.0

+0.00

162.81

+27.06

This Paper

106.0

+0.00

163.60

+27.53

This Paper

107.0

+0.00

164.38

+28.00

This Paper

108.0

+0.00

165.12

+28.49

This Paper

109.0

+0.00

165.80

+28.96

This Paper

110.0

+0.00

166.51

+29.45

This Paper

111.0

+0.00

167.17

+29.93

This Paper

112.0

+0.00

167.76

+30.42

This Paper

113.0

+0.00

168.40

+30.89

This Paper

114.0

+0.00

169.01

+31.37

This Paper

115.0

+0.00

169.54

+31.85

This Paper

116.0

+0.00

170.04

+32.34

This Paper

117.0

+0.00

170.51

+32.84

This Paper

118.0

+0.00

170.96

+33.33

This Paper

119.0

+0.00

171.43

+33.81

This Paper

120.0

+0.00

171.86

+34.30

This Paper

121.0

+0.00

172.26

+34.65

This Paper

122.0

+0.00

172.62

+34.94

This Paper

123.0

+0.00

172.96

+35.19

This Paper

124.0

+0.00

173.36

+35.46

This Paper

125.0

+0.00

173.66

+35.70

This Paper

126.0

+0.00

173.98

+35.95

This Paper

127.0

+0.00

174.26

+36.18

This Paper

128.0

+0.00

174.42

+36.35

This Paper

129.0

+0.00

174.56

+36.52

This Paper

130.0

+0.00

174.70

+36.69

This Paper

131.0

+0.00

174.78

+36.85

This Paper

132.0

+0.00

174.93

+37.00

This Paper

133.0

+0.00

175.03

+37.18

This Paper

134.0

+0.00

175.18

+37.34

This Paper

135.0

+0.00

175.25

+37.52

This Paper

136.0

+0.00

175.33

+37.68

This Paper

137.0

+0.00

175.40

+37.83

This Paper

138.0

+0.00

175.47

+37.94

This Paper

139.0

+0.00

175.45

+38.08

This Paper

140.0

+0.00

175.49

+38.17

This Paper

141.0

+0.00

175.39

+38.20

This Paper

142.0

+0.00

175.29

+38.21

This Paper

143.0

+0.00

175.16

+38.20

This Paper

144.0

+0.00

175.04

+38.18

This Paper

145.0

+0.00

174.91

+38.15

This Paper

146.0

+0.00

174.76

+38.12

This Paper

147.0

+0.00

174.62

+38.05

This Paper

148.0

+0.00

174.47

+37.96

This Paper

149.0

+0.00

174.35

+37.82

This Paper

150.0

+0.00

174.24

+37.65

This Paper

151.0

+0.00

174.09

+37.49

This Paper

152.0

+0.00

173.97

+37.32

This Paper

153.0

+0.00

173.82

+37.11

This Paper

154.0

+0.00

173.69

+36.91

This Paper

155.0

+0.00

173.59

+36.77

This Paper

156.0

+0.00

173.55

+36.59

This Paper

157.0

+0.00

173.53

+36.42

This Paper

158.0

+0.00

173.47

+36.25

This Paper

159.0

+0.00

173.40

+36.06

This Paper

160.0

+0.00

173.34

+35.87

This Paper

161.0

+0.00

173.27

+35.68

This Paper

162.0

+0.00

173.19

+35.46

This Paper

163.0

+0.00

173.13

+35.23

This Paper

164.0

+0.00

173.04

+35.00

This Paper

165.0

+0.00

172.91

+34.75

This Paper

166.0

+0.00

172.88

+34.52

This Paper

167.0

+0.00

172.68

+34.17

This Paper

168.0

+0.00

172.50

+33.82

This Paper

169.0

+0.00

172.33

+33.47

This Paper

170.0

+0.00

172.12

+33.10

This Paper

171.0

+0.00

171.99

+32.75

This Paper

172.0

+0.00

171.85

+32.42

This Paper

173.0

+0.00

171.72

+32.08

This Paper

174.0

+0.00

171.58

+31.74

This Paper

175.0

+0.00

171.42

+31.36

This Paper

176.0

+0.00

171.06

+30.95

This Paper

177.0

+0.00

170.70

+30.54

This Paper

178.0

+0.00

170.28

+30.15

This Paper

179.0

+0.00

169.89

+29.74

This Paper

180.0

+0.00

169.50

+29.35

This Paper

181.0

+0.00

169.13

+28.95

This Paper

182.0

+0.00

168.64

+28.61

This Paper

183.0

+0.00

168.22

+28.24

This Paper

184.0

+0.00

167.78

+27.88

This Paper

185.0

+0.00

167.26

+27.52

This Paper

186.0

+0.00

166.74

+27.18

This Paper

187.0

+0.00

166.15

+26.83

This Paper

188.0

+0.00

165.56

+26.49

This Paper

189.0

+0.00

164.89

+26.15

This Paper

190.0

+0.00

164.19

+25.79

This Paper

191.0

+0.00

163.42

+25.47

This Paper

192.0

+0.00

162.63

+25.12

This Paper

193.0

+0.00

161.83

+24.78

This Paper

194.0

+0.00

160.93

+24.44

This Paper

195.0

+0.00

160.00

+24.11

This Paper

196.0

+0.00

159.33

+23.81

This Paper

197.0

+0.00

158.65

+23.50

This Paper

198.0

+0.00

157.93

+23.20

This Paper

199.0

+0.00

157.21

+22.87

This Paper

200.0

+0.00

156.42

+22.60

This Paper