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Research article
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19 Nov 2019
Research article |
| 19 Nov 2019
| 19 Nov 2019
Tectonic processes, variations in sediment flux, and eustatic sea level recorded by the 20 Myr old Burdigalian transgression in the Swiss Molasse basin
Philippos Garefalakis
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, 3012,
Switzerland
Fritz Schlunegger
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, 3012,
Switzerland
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Short summary
The controls on the 20 Myr old Burdigalian transgression in the Swiss Molasse basin have been related to a reduction in sediment flux, a rise in global sea level, or tectonic processes in the adjacent Alps. Here, we readdress this problem and extract stratigraphic signals from the Upper Marine Molasse deposits in Switzerland. In conclusion, we consider rollback tectonics to be the main driving force controlling the transgression, which is related to a deepening and widening of the basin.
The controls on the 20 Myr old Burdigalian transgression in the Swiss Molasse basin have been...
