List of Figures

1. Tectonic map of the Alps

2a. Geological framework of the study area

2b. Oligo-Miocene depositional sequences

2c. Stratigraphic schematic scheme

3. Tectonic sketch of the Ligurian Alps

4. Detrital-mineral chemistry

5a. Detrital-mineral ages

5b. Probability distribution diagrams of Cretaceous ages

6. Step heating analyses

7. Maxwell-Boltzman distribution