A5058879066- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geological formations and processes
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Drilling and Well Engineering
- Marine and environmental studies
- Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering
Royal Holloway University of London
2019-2020
Utrecht University
2015-2019
Abstract A global Neogene cooling trend culminated ~7 million years ago with the onset of Greenland glaciation. Increased ocean-atmosphere interaction and low- to high-latitude circulation are thought be key factors in reorganizing late Miocene temperature precipitation patterns, but drivers this reorganization have yet identified. Here, we present new information about evolution Atlantic-Mediterranean gateway that generated Mediterranean overflow. We use sedimentary palaeogeographic...
Abstract The Messinian Salinity Crisis (5.97–5.33 Ma) was caused by the closure of Atlantic‐Mediterranean gateways that cut through Gibraltar orogenic system. geodynamic drivers underlying gateway and re‐opening are still debated. Here, we interrogate successions to find imprints surface deformation, infer timing nature associated drivers, test such inferences against numerical simulations slab dynamics. We since latest Miocene, a tectonic framework established in region dominated...
Abstract The term base‐of‐scarp is proposed for those submarine deposits controlled by a fault and physically disconnected from their more proximal counterpart located on the footwall, although genetically linked to it. These systems differ conventional fault‐controlled deltas, such as shoal‐ Gilbert‐type, because they are entirely subaqueous lack equilibrium morphology—a steady state in which system grows size without altering its shape. We present field examples of Crati Basin Messina...
Abstract Several gateways connected the Mediterranean with Atlantic during late Miocene but timing of closure and therefore their role prior to Messinian Salinity Crisis (5.97–5.33 Ma) is still under debate. The Guadalhorce Corridor especially disputed as common lack marine microfossils hampers precise age determination. Here we present new biostratigraphic constraints on sediments Ronda, Antequera Arcos regions, which formed northern part Corridor. general presence Globorotalia menardii 4...
We provide lithological, sedimentological and micropalaeontological descriptions of 39 sections boreholes crossing the upper Miocene deposits Rifian Corridor. These represent sedimentary remnants marine gateway that connected Atlantic to Mediterranean in late Miocene. Results from these sites were adopted reconstruct palaeogeographic evolution presented associated research article (Capella et al., 2018) [1]. For each outcrop we present a synthesis field observations, lithofacies, key...
The term base-of-scarp is proposed for those submarine deposits controlled by a fault and physically disconnected from their more proximal counterpart located on the footwall, although genetically linked to it. These systems differ conventional fault-controlled deltas, such as shoal- Gilbert-type, because they are entirely subaqueous lack equilibrium morphology — steady-state in which system grows size without altering its shape. We present field examples of faut-controlled Crati Basin...