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Cretaceous–Neogene Exhumation of the Daqing Shan, North China Constrained by Apatite Fission Track Thermochronology
The Daqing Shan (DQS) located in the Yinshan-Yanshan Orogenic Belt plays an important role in the Mesozoic to Cenozoic evolution of the North China...
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Lithofacies, bio-sequence stratigraphy and paleoenvironment of the cretaceous-neogene at the BG-1 well, offshore Eastern Dahomey Basin, Nigeria: implications for future exploration and development efforts
Late Cretaceous-Miocene foraminiferas were recovered from the BG-1 well in the offshore Eastern Dahomey Basin. Four (4) lithostratigraphic units...
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Assessment of Geological Risks in the Search for Oil and Gas Fields in the Eastern Arctic
The paper assesses geological risks and the probability of discovering oil and gas fields in the Eastern Arctic water zones using the methodology...
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First reelaborated Cretaceous batoid of the Early Miocene from Spain
Reelaborated fossils are rare components of the palaeontological record which can preserve evidence of unique post-mortem histories. As the name...
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Impact of Late Cretaceous to Neogene plate tectonics and Quaternary ice loads on supra-salt deposits at Eastern Glückstadt Graben, North German Basin
In this study, we investigate the impact of Late Cretaceous to Neogene plate tectonics and Pleistocene ice load on the post-Jurassic strata above the...
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Characteristics and Exploration Potential of Petroleum Systems in M Basin, South Sudan
M Basin in South Sudan is a complex Meso-Cenozoic intracontinental superimposed rift basin formed under the action of oblique rifting in the Central...
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Global palaeobiogeographic distribution patterns of the Cenozoic pleurotomariid gastropods (Family: Pleurotomariidae Swainson, 1840)
The palaeobiogeographic distributions of the pleurotomariid gastropods (Family Pleurotomariidae) are investigated from Maastrichtian (Latest...
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Structural evolution of the Kef and Sers grabens (Tunisian Atlas) during the Late Mesozoic–Quaternary episode: Role of inherited faults and new constraint on the collapsing mode
Through a multidisciplinary approach based on geological map**, field observations, paleostress analysis and some seismic data, this paper is aimed...
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Foraminifers from the Clay Pulp of the Shugo Mud Volcano, Taman Peninsula
AbstractA foraminifer assemblage has been studied from clay pulp of the Shugo mud volcano in the Kerch–Taman volcanic area (Taman Peninsula) to...
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Tectonic paleostress field and its impact on the geodynamic evolution of Central Iran, case study: the Shotori Mountain
The Shotori mountain range is located along the northern terminus of the Nayband fault on the eastern and western domains of the Tabas and Lut...
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First Results of Stratigraphic Drilling in the East Siberian Sea Focused on Geological Studies of the Suture Zone of the Continental Shelf’s Marginal Structures and Deep-Water Areas of the Arctic Ocean
AbstractA shallow well was drilled in the East Siberian Sea for the first time with the purpose of geological study of the suture zone of deep waters...
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Assessment of Geological Risks and the Probability of Discovering Oil and Gas Fields in the Bering Sea
Increasing the efficiency of geological exploration at different stages is associated with improving accounting methods and minimizing geological...
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Faulting, basin formation and orogenic arcuation at the Dinaric–Hellenic junction (northern Albania and Kosovo)
The Dinaric–Hellenic mountain belt bends where two fault systems transect the orogen: (1) the dextral Shkoder-Peja Transfer Zone (SPTZ), active...
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The Tectonic Evolution of the Paleozoic Tannuola Terrane of Tuva in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic: Data of Fission-Track Thermochronology of Apatite
AbstractThe Tannuola Terrane of Tuva, which is located in the northern part of the Central Asian Fold Belt, formed as a result of island-arc and...
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Liquefaction-induced structures, Hammam Faroun Block, Gulf of Suez rift, Egypt: possible rift-related Neogene seismites
A pre-rift Upper Cretaceous succession records evidence of a localized liquefaction at the eastern side of the Gulf of Suez rift, Egypt. Structurally...
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Evolution of the Atlasic Domain During the Alpine Cycle in the Broader Sense: General Outline of the Evolution of the Tethys
Following the Hercynian orogeny, all the continental blocks remained individualized from the Carboniferous to the Triassic periods. The dislocation...
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Ancient carbonate reefs as geological heritage: state of knowledge and case example
Ancient carbonate reefs, which represent specific palaeoecosystems, are promising as geological heritage sites (geosites). The bibliographical survey...
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Evolution, Extinction, Homology and Homoplasy of the Larger Benthic Foraminifera from the Carboniferous to the Present Day, as Exemplified by Planispiral-Fusiform and Discoidal Forms
Examples of evolution, extinction and homoplasy of the larger benthic foraminifera (LBF) occur throughout their history. Since the Carboniferous, LBF...
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Structural styles and tectonic evolution of Cretaceous to Cenozoic faults in the Linhe Depression of Hetao Basin, China: implications for petroleum traps
Recent breakthroughs in petroleum exploration suggest that the Linhe depression in the Hetao Basin in central and western Inner Mongolia has...
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Upper Neogene climate change in northern Africa based on chemical weathering indices and clay mineralogy: a case study of southeastern Tunisia (Gulf of Gabès)
The Upper Neogene period is considered one of the most significant episodes of environmental shift in Mediterranean history, which has been recorded...
