Penrose Conference - Extending a Continent - Naxos Field Guide

Olivier Vanderhaeghe, C. Hibsch, L. Siebenaller, StĂ©phanie DuchĂȘne, Michel de St Blanquat, Seth Kruckenberg, A. Fotiadis, and L. Martin
Abstract: 

The geodynamic evolution of the Mediterranean is controlled by Cenozoic convergence between the African and Eurasian plates (Figure 1). This convergence was accommodated by closure and subduction of the Tethys Ocean and development of the Alpine crustal accretionary wedge. The geodynamic evolution of the Mediterranean is also marked by opening of continental and oceanic basins above retreating slabs.

DOI: 
10.3809/jvirtex.2007.00175