Spatio-temporal constraints on thrusting across fold-and-thrust belts worldwide.

ABSTRACT: Fold-and-thrust belts (FTBs) are fundamental geological structures whose spatio-temporal evolution can be reconstructed using s-t graphs that integrate thrust positions and timing to trace sequences of activation and reactivation. However, accurately constraining the timing of thrusting events remains difficult due to methodological uncertainties and inconsistencies among different dating techniques. To address these challenges and offer a refined view of FTB evolution, we compile and integrate time constraints from stratigraphic, thermochronological, and radiometric data across ten FTBs that span diverse geodynamic contexts, including the Rocky Mountains, Idaho-Montana Belt, Sevier Belt, Mexican Fold Belt, and Central Andes in the Cordilleran orogen, and Apennines, Southern Pyrenees, Jura

SUBMITTER: Curzi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12518874 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature