The Numidian formation and its Lateral Successions (Central-Western Mediterranean): a review

• Published in: International geology review Vol. ahead-of-print; no. ahead-of-print; pp. 1 - 33
• Main Authors: Belayouni, Habib, Guerrera, Francesco, Martin-Martin, Manuel, Le Breton, Eline, Tramontana, Mario
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis 16.12.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Flysch; GPlates kinematic reconstructions; Kinematics; Lateral Numidian Successions; Maghrebian Flysch Basin; Miocene; Numidian Formation; Oligocene; Plates; Sciences of the Universe; Sedimentation; Sedimentation & deposition; Sediments; Westernmost Tethys; Africa

The widely debated late Oligocene-middle Miocene Numidian Fm (NF) consists of supermature quartzose sediments deposited in the Maghrebian Flysch Basin (MFB) outcropping from the Betic Cordillera to the Southern Apennine passing by the Maghrebian Chain. The NF is commonly composed of three lithostrat...