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KeyAAB = Ağacören–Avanos BlockABa = Adriatic BasinAbo = Alboran BasinAeg = AegeanAeg-WA = Aegean-west AnatoliaAEs = Apulian EscarpmentAfr = AfricaAfy = Afyon Zone (metamorphic Bolkardağı Zone)Ag = AlgeriaAGFZ = Azores-Gibraltar Fracture Zoneağm = Ağvanis Massif AgO = Ano Gare� OphioliteAJ= Al JawfAla = Aladağ NappeAlB = Algerian BasinAlp = AlpsAlp = Alpuarride NappeAly = Alanya NappesAmM = Armorican MarginAmO = Amasia OphioliteAna = Anaximander SeamountAnM = Ankara MélangeAnt = AntalyaAnt = Antalya NappesAPo = Africo-Polsi NappeApp = Apenninic Platform NappeApu = Apulian PlatformAqu = Aquitanian BasinsAr = ArabiaAra = ArabiaArF = Arax Faultat = Achara-Trialet regionAxZ = Axial ZoneAYB = Akdağ-Yozgat BlockBaF = Ballaton FaultBal = Balkanide NappesBBA = Bay of Biscay AxisBBO = Baer Bassit OphioliteBBP = Beni Boussera Peridotite

BDVF = Bogdan Dragos Voda FaultBey = Beydağları PlatformB� = Bornova FlyschBHO = Beyşehir-Hoyran OphioliteBi = BitlisBih = Bihor NappesBin = Binboğa MetamorphicsBis = Bay of Biscay BasinBit = Bitlis MassifBls = Baleares BlockBol = Bolkardağı NappeBoz = Bozkır NappeBri = Briançonnais NappeBS = Bitlis Suturebu = Basal Unitbü = Bükk mountainsBud = Budva-Cukali NappeÇan = Çankırı BasinCAP = Calabrian Accretionary PrismCau-E = Caucasus-Eastcbs = Cycladic Blueschist UnitCCC = Crnook-Osogovo-Lisets core complex CDo = Central DobrogeaCeF = Cerna FaultCEO = Cretaceous Eastern Mediterranean OphiolitesChO = Chenaillet OphioliteCil = Cilicia BasinÇiO = Çiçekdağı OphioliteCl = Calabria slabCod = Codru NappesCOF = Capidava-Ovidiu Faultcor = CorsicaCp-N = Carpathians-NorthCp-S = Carpathians-SouthCRh = Circum-RhodopeCS = Cilicia SutureCSa = Chaînes Sub-AlpinesCSB = Corsica-Sardinia BlockCSe = Ceahlau-Severin UnitsCTIB = Central Tauride Intramontane Basinscy = CyprusCy = Cyprus

Dal = Dalmatian NappeDan = Danubian NappesDil = Dilek NappeDiO = Divriği OphioliteDIv = Drina-Ivanjica NappeDoC = Dorsale CalcaireDoO = Doğanşehir meta-OphioliteDTF = Deliler-Tecer FaultEAFZ = East Anatolian Fault ZoneEBD = East Bosnian Durmitor NappeEbr = Ebro BasinEBS = Eastern Black Sea BasinEcF = Ecemiş FaultEFd = External Foredeep (Northern Apennines)Eg = Egypt (Mediterranean part of Arabia slab)Ela = Elaziğ magmatic suiteElO = Eldivan OphioliteEMa = External MassifsEmB = Emile Baudot TransformEmp = EmporiosEmT = Easternmost TauridesEoA = Eo-Alpine high-pressure unitsEPo = Eastern PontidesEur = EurasiaEVO = East Vardar OphiolitesEW = Engadine WindowExB = External BeticsExR = External RifGb-B = Gibraltar-BeticGb-W = Gibraltar-WestGCA = Greater CaucasusGCB = Greater Caucasus BasinGdL = Gulf of Lion BasinGet = Getic NappesGey = Geyikdağı NappeGho = Ghomaride NappeGiF = Giudicarie FaultGO = Guevgueli OphioliteGoC = Gulf of Corinth GrabenGöF = Göksun FaultGöO = Göksun OphioliteGoV = Gulf of Valencia BasinGuO = Guleman Ophiolite

GüO = Güre OphioliteGvO = Guvan OphioliteHak = Hakkari Basin NappeHaO = Hatay OphioliteHay = Haymana BasinHbO = Halilbağı OphioliteHe = HerodotusHeB = Herodotus BasinHel = Helvetic NappesHKa = High Karst NappeHyP = Hyblean PlateauIAESZ = Izmir-Ankara-Erzincan Suture ZoneIbe = Iberiaibi = IbizaICi = Iranian CimmeridesIcu = Inner Carbonate Unit (Sicily)IL = Insubric LineIMF = Intra-Moesian FaultIoB = Ionian BasinIon = Ionian NappeIPS = Intra-Pontide SutureIPSZ = Iranian Paleotethys Suture ZoneIsO = Ispendere OphioliteIst = Istanbul ZoneIvD = Ivriz DetachmentIvr= Ivrea ZoneJAO = Jurassic Anatolian OphiolitesJKo = Jadar-Kopaonik NappeJur = Jura fold-thrust beltKah = Kahramanmaraş BasinKAP = Küre Accretionary PrismKar = Karakaya ComplexKb = KabylidesKeb = Keban MetamorphicsKFB = Kura Fold BeltKFZ = Kefallonia Fault ZoneKhO = Khost OphioliteKır = Kırşehir BlockKKB = Kırşehir-Kırrıkkale blockKKS = Kağızman-Khoy sutureKoO = Koçali OphioliteKöO = Kömürhan OphioliteKor = Korab Nappe

Kra = Krasta-Cukali NappeKru = Kruja NappeKTB = Kağızman-Tuzluca BasinKTBIS = King’s Trough – Bay of Biscay – Pyrenees fault systemKTJ = Karlıova Triple JunctionLAp = Latio-Abruzzi Platformlc = Lesser CaucasusLeB = Levant BasinLig = LiguridesLKU = Lower Kabylides UnitLNa = Lycian NappesLNe = Lago Negro NappeLPe = Lower Pelagonian ZoneLSi = Ligurian-Sicilide UnitsLyO = Lycian OphiolitesMac = Macin NappeMad = Maden arc/basinMag = Magura FlyschMal = Malatya Metamorphicsmal = MallorcaMam = Mammonia ComplexMAR = Mid-Adriatic RidgeMAR = Mid-Adriatic RidgeMBSH = Mid-Black Sea HighMCL = Mid-Cycladic LineamentMCT = Main Caucasus Thrustme = Medvenica mountainsMe = MesopotamiaMec = Mecsek Nappes Mel = Meliaticum ophiolitesMen = Menderes NappesMeO = Mersin OphioliteMeR = Mediterranean RidgeMEs = Malta EscarpmentMes = MesetaMHı = Muş-Hınıs BasinMHSZ = Mid-Hungarian Shear ZoneMiM = Misis MélangeMiO = Mirdita OphioliteMlg = Malaguide NappeMoe = Moesian PlatformMOF = Malatya-Ovacık Fault

Mol = Molise Basin NappeMSz = Maritsa Shear Zonemu = Munzur mountainsMun = Munzur ZoneMyO = Meydan OphioliteNA = North ApenninesnAd = Northern AdriaNAf = North African TransformNAFZ = North Anatolian Fault ZoneNAM= North AmericaNBTZ = North Baleares Transform ZoneNeF = Nevado-Filabride UnitNeT = Nestos ThrustNic = Niculitel NappeNPF = North Pyrenean FaultNPFZ = North Pollino Fault ZoneNPZ = North Pyrenean ZoneNSu = Nappes SupérieuresOAS = Olevano-Antrodoco-Sibillini ThrustOCa = Outer CarpathiansOcu = Outer Carbonate Unit (Sicily)OOW = Olympos-Ossa WindowÖre = Ören Unit (metamorphic Bolkardağı Zone)Org = Organyà Basinpa = ParosPaP = Pangaion-Pirin UnitPar = Paranassos NappePar = Parentis BasinPCF = Peceneaga-Camena FaultPDo = Pre-Dobrogea PeF = Periadriatic FaultPie = Piedmont BasinPin = Pindos NappePıO = Pınarbaşı OphiolitePKa = Pre-Karst NappePKO = Pozantı-Karsantı OphiolitePla = Plattenkalk-Tripali Unit (metamorphosed Ionian Zone)Po = PontidesPor = Porcupine MicroplatePPe = Pyrenean Peridotitespq = Phyllite-Quartzite UnitPrA = Pre-Apulian Nappe

pro = ProvencePST = Pliny and Strabo TrenchesPüt = Püturge MassifPW = Pelion WindowRdF = Rhenodanubian FlyschRe = RagganeReO = Refahiye OphioliteRhL= Rhodope Lower UnitRhM = Rhodope Middle UnitRhU = Rhodope Upper UnitRLF = Racha–Lechkhumy FaultRoP = Ronda PeridotiteRUm = Rhodope Uppermost UnitRW = Rechnitz WindowSAB = South Armenian BlockSak = Sakarya ZoneSal = Southern AlpsSAM = Sevan-Akera MélangeSaO = Sarıkaraman OphioliteSAP = Stilo-Aspromonte-Peloritan Blocksar = SardiniaSAS = Sevan-Akera SutureSBi = Southern Biscay MicroplateSCS = South Caspian Sea BasinScy = Scythian PlatformSD = Simplon DetachmentSDo = South DobrogeaSeM = Serbo-Macedonian unitsSes = Sesia FragmentSge = Supragetic NappesSGo = Sredna-Gora UnitSiB = Sirte BasinSiv = Sivas BasinSlc = Schistes Lustrés CorsicaSPe = Scutari-Pec FaultSpe = Subpenninic UnitsSPZ = South Pyrenean ZoneSS = Sava SutureSSB = Strait of Sicily BasinStD = Strimon DetachmentStr = Struma Unitsvl = Sestri-Voltaggio Lineta = Talysz

Taf = Tauric FlyschTav = Tavşanlı NappeTCa = Transcaucasus ZoneTDS = Tisza-Dacia SutureTel = Tell BeltTen = Tenda unit and Lower External Continental UnitsTiF = Timok FaultTrF = Trotus FaultTri = Tripolitza NappeTro = Trojan FlyschTrO = Troodos OphioliteTry = Trypa GroupTsm = Temsamane UnitTsv = Transylvanian BasinTTL = Tornqvist-Tesseyre LineTuF = Tuzgölü FaultTul = Tulcea NappeTus = Tuscan NappesTuz = Tuzgölü BasinTW = Tauern WindowTyr = Tyrrhenian BasinUEF = Uludağ-Eskisehir FaultUKU = Upper Kabylides UnitUlu = Ulukışla BasinUma = Umbria-Marche NappeUPe = Upper Pelagonian NappeUWA = Upper West Alpine NappeVMO = Val Marecchia OphioliteWBS = Western Black Sea BasinWBT = West Black Sea TransformWVO = West Vardar OphiolitesZa = ZagrosZag = Zagros fold-thrust beltZS = Zagros Suture

Tectonic Map of the Mediterranean RegionPresent - 0 Ma

Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen, Trond H. Torsvik, Stefan M. Schmid, Liviu C. Maţenco, Marco Ma�one, Reinoud L.M. Vissers, Derya Gürer, and Wim Spakman, 2019, Kine-matic reconstruction and tectonic evolution of the Mediterranean region since the Triassic, Gondwana Research

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