Composite sedimentary record of falling stages of Pleistocene glacio-eustatic cycles in a shelf setting (Crotone basin, south Italy)

Magnetic fabric of Plio-Pleistocene sediments from the Crotone fore-arc basin: Insights on the recent tectonic evolution of the Calabrian Arc (Italy)

“…Major structural features in the Crotone basin are represented by N-S to SW-NE normal faults, which prompted the formation of horsts and grabens such as documented in the Pliocene of the San Mauro Marchesato-Zinga area (Massari et al, 1999(Massari et al, , 2002Zecchin et al, 2012 and references therein) ( Fig. 2A).…”

Tectonics and sedimentation of the Lower and Middle Pleistocene mixed siliciclastic/bioclastic sedimentary successions of the Ionian Peloritani Mts (NE Sicily, Southern Italy): the onset of opening of the Messina Strait

“…Most of the proposed models represent wave-or stormdominated depositional settings e.g. : [15,21,25,[91][92][93][94]. In contrast, the study sections do not fit the published depositional models in detail, because the observed facies do not show any trace of swaley or hummocky crossstratification that could be attributed to wave-or storminfluenced depositional environments [21,88,92].…”

“…The basin margins from which the wedges developed were affected in some cases by persistent tectonic movements, which controlled the geometric stacking of the clinoforms [25] or inhibited the formation of clinoforms because of the steep gradient of the coastal bottom profile [26]. Active tectonics affecting a coastal margin frequently produce a composite coastal morphology, forming alternating small gulfs, embayments and promontories.…”

Quaternary stratal architecture of the Barcelona prodeltaic continental shelf (NW Mediterranean)

“…The preservation of the higher-frequency stratigraphic units must be linked to a considerable increase in accommodation space (e.g. Massari et al, 1999) promoted by the relative sea level rise and high rates of compaction and subsidence. However, the available resolution (only a few reflectors illustrate each seismic unit) does not allow mapping or describing in more detail these changes in the reflection pattern.…”