Mesozoic paleogeography and facies distribution in the Northern Mediterranean Tethys from Western Carpathians view

Iranian Journal of Earth Sciences

مقاله 2، دوره 3، شماره 1، تیر 2011، صفحه 10-19   

نوع مقاله: Original Research Paper

نویسنده

J. MichalÌk^*

Geological Institute, Slovak Academy of Science, D˙bravsk· 9, P.O.Box 106, 841 05 Bratislava, Slovakia

چکیده

West Carpathian Mesozoic paleogeographic development indicates the effect of a left lateral shift of the Alpine- Carpathian microcontinent along the European shelf since the Early Jurassic. The evolution during Late Triassic/Early Jurassic was controlled by convergence along the border of the Meliata Ocean and by contemporaneous divergence along the Middle Atlantic/Penninic rift. During Mid-Cretaceous, the convergence between Africa and Paleoeurope started, which finally resulted in collision of Alpine-West Carpathian microcontinent with the Paleoeuropean margin and in the formation of the Alpine Orogen.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Mesozoic؛ Mediterranean Tethys؛ lithofacies؛ paleogeography؛ Western Carpathians