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Mediterranean since the Oligocene. J Virtual Explorer 8:107–130
Rosenbaum G, Lister GS, Duboz C (2002b) Relative motions of Africa, Iberia and Europe during
Alpine orogeny. Tectonophysics 359:117–129
Roveri M, Manzi V, Bergamasco A, Falcieri FM, Gennari R, Lugli S, Schreiber BC (2014) Dense
shelf water cascading and Messinian canyons: a new scenario for the Mediterranean salinity
crisis. Am J Sci 314(3):751–784
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collision. Tectonics 12:629–638
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Wezel FC (1973) Western Alboran Basin – Site 121. In: Ryan et al (eds) Initial reports of the
deep sea drilling project, vol 13, pp 43–90
Salem A, Ravat D, Gamey TJ, Ushjima K (2002) Analytical signal approach and its applicability in
environmental magnetic investigations. J App Geophys 49:231–244
Sandwell DT, Müller RD, Smith WHF, García E, Francis R (2014) New global marine gravity
model from CryoSat-2 and Jason-1 reveals buried tectonic structure. Science 346(6205):65–67.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1258213
Sanz de Galdeano C, Vera JA (1992) Stratigraphic record and palaeogeographical context of the
Neogene basins in the Betic Cordillera, Spain. Basin Res 4:21–36
Sautkin A, Talukder AR, Comas MC, Soto JI, Alekseev A (2003) Mud volcanoes in the Alboran
Sea: evidence from micropaleontological and geophysical data. Mar Geol 195:237–261
Schettino A, Turco E (2009) Breakup of Pangaea and plate kinematics of the central Atlantic and
Atlas regions. Geophys J Int 178(2):1078–1097. https://doi.org/10.1111/gji.2009.178.issue-2
Schettino A, Turco E (2011) Tectonic history of the western Tethys since the Late Triassic. Geol
Soc Am Bull 123(1–2):89–105. https://doi.org/10.1130/B30064.1
Seber D, Barazangi M, Ibenbrahim A, Demnati A (1996) Geophysical evidence for lithospheric
delamination beneath the Alboran Sea and Rif–Betic mountains. Nature 379:785–790
Serpelloni E, Vannucci G, Pondrelli S, Argnani A, Casula G, Anzidei M, Baldi P, Gasperini P
(2007) Kinematics of the Western Africa-Eurasia plate boundary from focal mechanisms and
GPS data. Geophys J Int 169:1180–1200
Serrano F, Guerra-Merchán A, El Kadiri K, Sanz de Galdeano C, López-Garrido AC, MartínMartín M, Hlila R (2007) Tectono-sedimentary setting of the Oligocene–early Miocene deposits
on the Betic–Rifian internal zone (Spain and Morocco). Geobios 40:191–205
Sibuet JC, Collette B (1991) Triple junctions of Bay of Biscay and North Atlantic: new constraints
on the kinematic evolution. Geology 19:522–525
Sibuet JC, Srivastava SP, Spakman W (2004) Pyrenean orogeny and plate kinematics. J Geophys
Res 109:B08104. https://doi.org/10.1029/2003JB002514
Somoza L, Medialdea T, León R, Ercilla G, Vázquez JT, Farran M, Hernández-Molina FJ,
González J, Juan C, Fernández-Puga MC (2012) Structure of mud volcano systems and
pockmarks in the region of the Ceuta Contourite Depositional System (Western Alborán Sea).
Mar Geol 332–334:4–26
Soto JI, Comas MC, de la Linde J (1996) Espesor de sedimentos en la Cuenca de Alborán mediante
una conversión sísmica corregida. Geogaceta 20:382–385
Soto JI, Fernández-Ibáñez F, Talukder A, Martínez-García P (2010) Miocene shale tectonics in the
Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean). In: Wood L (ed) Shale tectonics, AAPG memoir, vol
93, pp 119–144
Soto JI, Fernández-Ibáñez F, Talukder AR (2012) Recent shale tectonics and basin evolution of the
NW Alboran Sea. Leading Edge 31(7):768–775
Spakman W, Wortel R (2004) A tomographic view on western Mediterranean geodynamics. In:
Cavazza W, Roure F, Spakman W, Stampfli GM, Ziegler P (eds) The TRANSMED Atlas, The
Mediterranean Region from crust to mantle. pp 31–52
Spakman W, Chertova MV, Van Den Berg A, Van Hinsbergen DJJ (2018) Puzzling features of
western Mediterranean tectonics explained by slab dragging. Nat Geosci 11(3):211–216
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Mediterranean since the Oligocene. J Virtual Explorer 8:107–130
Rosenbaum G, Lister GS, Duboz C (2002b) Relative motions of Africa, Iberia and Europe during
Alpine orogeny. Tectonophysics 359:117–129
Roveri M, Manzi V, Bergamasco A, Falcieri FM, Gennari R, Lugli S, Schreiber BC (2014) Dense
shelf water cascading and Messinian canyons: a new scenario for the Mediterranean salinity
crisis. Am J Sci 314(3):751–784
Royden LH (1993) Evolution of retreating subduction boundaries formed during continental
collision. Tectonics 12:629–638
Ryan WBF, Hsü KJ, Cita MB, Dumitrica P, Lort J, Maync W, Nesteroff WD, Pautot G, Stradner H,
Wezel FC (1973) Western Alboran Basin – Site 121. In: Ryan et al (eds) Initial reports of the
deep sea drilling project, vol 13, pp 43–90
Salem A, Ravat D, Gamey TJ, Ushjima K (2002) Analytical signal approach and its applicability in
environmental magnetic investigations. J App Geophys 49:231–244
Sandwell DT, Müller RD, Smith WHF, García E, Francis R (2014) New global marine gravity
model from CryoSat-2 and Jason-1 reveals buried tectonic structure. Science 346(6205):65–67.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1258213
Sanz de Galdeano C, Vera JA (1992) Stratigraphic record and palaeogeographical context of the
Neogene basins in the Betic Cordillera, Spain. Basin Res 4:21–36
Sautkin A, Talukder AR, Comas MC, Soto JI, Alekseev A (2003) Mud volcanoes in the Alboran
Sea: evidence from micropaleontological and geophysical data. Mar Geol 195:237–261
Schettino A, Turco E (2009) Breakup of Pangaea and plate kinematics of the central Atlantic and
Atlas regions. Geophys J Int 178(2):1078–1097. https://doi.org/10.1111/gji.2009.178.issue-2
Schettino A, Turco E (2011) Tectonic history of the western Tethys since the Late Triassic. Geol
Soc Am Bull 123(1–2):89–105. https://doi.org/10.1130/B30064.1
Seber D, Barazangi M, Ibenbrahim A, Demnati A (1996) Geophysical evidence for lithospheric
delamination beneath the Alboran Sea and Rif–Betic mountains. Nature 379:785–790
Serpelloni E, Vannucci G, Pondrelli S, Argnani A, Casula G, Anzidei M, Baldi P, Gasperini P
(2007) Kinematics of the Western Africa-Eurasia plate boundary from focal mechanisms and
GPS data. Geophys J Int 169:1180–1200
Serrano F, Guerra-Merchán A, El Kadiri K, Sanz de Galdeano C, López-Garrido AC, MartínMartín M, Hlila R (2007) Tectono-sedimentary setting of the Oligocene–early Miocene deposits
on the Betic–Rifian internal zone (Spain and Morocco). Geobios 40:191–205
Sibuet JC, Collette B (1991) Triple junctions of Bay of Biscay and North Atlantic: new constraints
on the kinematic evolution. Geology 19:522–525
Sibuet JC, Srivastava SP, Spakman W (2004) Pyrenean orogeny and plate kinematics. J Geophys
Res 109:B08104. https://doi.org/10.1029/2003JB002514
Somoza L, Medialdea T, León R, Ercilla G, Vázquez JT, Farran M, Hernández-Molina FJ,
González J, Juan C, Fernández-Puga MC (2012) Structure of mud volcano systems and
pockmarks in the region of the Ceuta Contourite Depositional System (Western Alborán Sea).
Mar Geol 332–334:4–26
Soto JI, Comas MC, de la Linde J (1996) Espesor de sedimentos en la Cuenca de Alborán mediante
una conversión sísmica corregida. Geogaceta 20:382–385
Soto JI, Fernández-Ibáñez F, Talukder A, Martínez-García P (2010) Miocene shale tectonics in the
Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean). In: Wood L (ed) Shale tectonics, AAPG memoir, vol
93, pp 119–144
Soto JI, Fernández-Ibáñez F, Talukder AR (2012) Recent shale tectonics and basin evolution of the
NW Alboran Sea. Leading Edge 31(7):768–775
Spakman W, Wortel R (2004) A tomographic view on western Mediterranean geodynamics. In:
Cavazza W, Roure F, Spakman W, Stampfli GM, Ziegler P (eds) The TRANSMED Atlas, The
Mediterranean Region from crust to mantle. pp 31–52
Spakman W, Chertova MV, Van Den Berg A, Van Hinsbergen DJJ (2018) Puzzling features of
western Mediterranean tectonics explained by slab dragging. Nat Geosci 11(3):211–216
5 A Geological History for the Alboran Sea Region
153