Changing directions of the tectonic structures, consistent paleomagnetic directions at the NE imbricated margin of Stable Adria

The imbricated margin of stable Adria, which belongs to the External Dinarides, comprises a chain islands, follow dominant NW-SE Dinaric trend in northern segment, while tectonic orientation changes WNW-ESE central Adriatic area, near Split. new paleomagnetic results documented this paper are from islands latter and can be interpreted terms tectonics together with already published robust data sets Northern Islands respectively. problems addressed proposed extra CCW rotation area relative rest differences tectonostratigraphic models offshore relationship Stable Adria reason for arcuated shape thrust front between Adria. From five largest Central Southern over 1000 independently oriented cores, representing 98 Upper Tithonian – Paleocene carbonate localities, were subjected standard laboratory processing natural remanent magnetization, component analysis, statistical evaluation on locality levels. lead conclusion that these moved close co-ordination both, at least Albian on. different trends characterizing reflected also Imbricated is explained by dominance one Late Cretaceous younger compressional strain fields. structures due field Cres island (N-S trend), ones formed during Eocene-Early Oligocene prevail (NW-SE SE Cres. WSW-ENE general strong neotectonic deformation.