Multiple crises preceded the Mediterranean Salinity Crisis: Aridification and vegetation changes revealed by biomarkers and stable isotopes

GA Butiseacă, MTJ Van der Meer, G Kontakiotis… - Global and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract During the Messinian (7.24–5.33 Ma), the highly dynamic Mediterranean
environment was concomitantly governed by global climate changes and regional tectonic …

[HTML][HTML] Eocene to middle Miocene contourite deposits in Cyprus: A record of Indian Gateway evolution

FJ Hernández-Molina, H Hüneke… - Global and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bottom current deposits (contourites) form in association with modern-day or ancient
oceanic gateways. A paucity of examples in the ancient record and the lack of consensus on …

[HTML][HTML] Structural control and tectono-sedimentary evolution of the Gulf of Cadiz, SW Iberia since the late Miocene: Implications for contourite depositional system

D Duarte, C Roque, ZL Ng, FJ Hernández-Molina… - Marine Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gulf of Cadiz Contourite Depositional System (GCCS) developed due to the
interaction of the Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) with the middle continental slope of …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction between active tectonics, bottom-currents processes and coral mounds: a unique example in the NW Moroccan Margin, Southern Gulf of Cadiz

D Duarte, VH Magalhães, FJ Hernández-Molina… - Deep Sea Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The NW Moroccan Margin has a complex geological evolution, being located close
to the transition zone between the Azores–Gibraltar Fracture Zone and the western front of …

[HTML][HTML] Late Miocene evolution of the eastern Deep Algarve basin: Interaction of bottom currents and gravitational processes in a foredeep setting

ZL Ng, FJ Hernández-Molina, S Ledesma… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Foreland basins are normally dominated by turbidite deposits in the early stages of their
evolution. In this work, we show evidences of bottom current influence in the Algarve basin …

An exceptional record of soft-sediment deformation within Pliocene deposits of Faro Drift (SW Iberia margin)-IODP Expedition 339 Sites U1386 and U1387

C Roque, D Gamboa, FM Rosas, N Nishida, D Duarte… - Marine Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
The occurrence of soft-sediment deformation structures (SSDS) have long been recognized
in several types of sedimentary environments and deposits. However, their presence in …

Evolution and morphology of a contourite depositional system based on new evidence from 3D-seismic data offshore Madagascar (Paleogene, Morondava Basin)

FJ Hernández-Molina, G Tari, N Scarselli… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Numerous bottom current-controlled depositional and erosional features, which together
form Contourite Depositional Systems (CDS), have been recognized in deep-water settings …

[HTML][HTML] Carbonate contourite drifts in the southwest South China Sea: Sedimentary, paleoceanographic and economic implications

S Liu, Z Liang, B Zhang, H Su, Z Lei… - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Contourite drifts are significant sedimentary features and provide clues for the reconstruction
of paleoceanography and paleoenvironment. Although they have been increasingly …

[PDF][PDF] F. Javier Hernández‑Molina 1Ε, Gabor Tari 2, Nicola Scarselli, Hoby Raharisolofo 3

SF Rahajarivelo, A Kirby, W de Weger, E Llave… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - d-nb.info
Numerous bottom current‑controlled depositional and erosional features, which together
form Contourite Depositional Systems (CDS), have been recognized in deep‑water settings …