• Numerical models to evaluate the sensitivity of magma-poor and magma-rich passive margins. Crust-mantle decoupling at margins facilitates subduction initiation Magma-rich are too strong after cooling initiates within oceanic lithosphere. We present a new numerical modelling study (hyper-extended) continental In particular, we test how structure rheological stratification these two end-member ...

Peneroplis turonicus Said and Kenawy is a poorly known benthic foraminifer that was originally described based on isolated specimens from the Upper Cretaceous of Egypt. Specimens Cenomanian Sarvak Formation Iran indicate presence finely agglutinated test wall displaying pseudo-keriothecal texture, therefore, excluding this taxon porcelaneous Miliolida, namely family Peneroplidae. Based morpholo...

Early beginnings of the Middle Triassic extension in areas surrounding western embayment Neotethys are evidenced formation small half-graben basins, local emergences underlying platform, and/or deposition coarse-grained breccia. The succession related to creation and infilling one these half-grabens is exposed on slopes base Mt. Vernar eastern Julian Alps, Slovenia. lowermost unit within Uggowi...

Subduction zones are first-order features of plate tectonics on Earth, yet the mechanisms by which subduction initiates remain enigmatic and controversial. Here, we reappraise timing metamorphism rock units first detached from leading edge downgoing slab during initiation Neotethys subduction, now preserved in metamorphic sole Semail ophiolite (Oman–United Arab Emirates). Using petrochronology ...

The Vardar Zone is a product of the Triassic-Jurassic opening Neotethys, Jurassic obduction, Late Cretaceous/Paleogene consumption oceanic crust and continental collision. During last process, Eastern was thrust over Central eventually both onto Western Zone. present paleomagnetic structural study provided new results from first two zones in Belgrade area. younger set data, together with publis...

The stratigraphic and paleoecologic investigations of the Middle Triassic Kádárta section western part Transdanubian Range (Hungary) let an insight to drowning isolated carbonate platform deposition following pelagic successions in deep neritic bathyal environment. biostratigraphic radiometric ages revealed presence a gap between Pelsonian (Middle Anisian) shallow-marine carbonates overlying de...