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Houston Geological Society Bulletin
Abstract
Abstract: Tectonic Evolution and Paleogeography of Europe
By
Exxon Exploration Company
Multiple rifting and suturing events through Phanerozoic time amalgamated Europe as we know it today. Our detailed analysis of the crustal blocks of Europe during the Caledonian, Hercynian, and Alpine orogenies allowed us to understand the influence of these events on the hydrocarbon systems of Europe. To summarize this, we present a series of eleven paleogeographic maps from Carboniferous to Pliocene time. These maps were produced as part of a project to develop basin-wide models for regional play element distribution in the major hydrocarbon-producing basins of Europe.
Description of the tectonic evolution of
Europe can be divided into four main
phases related to motion between Baltica,
North America/Greenland, and Gondwana.
The first was the formation of Laurentia
(Europe and North America/Greenland)
during the Early Paleozoic Caledonian
orogeny, followed by Carboniferous assembly
of Pangea (Laurentia and Gondwana)
in the Hercynian orogeny. The third phase
,
subsequent rifting and separation of these
blocks, started in Permian the. The fourth
and final
phase
, that continues today, is the
Alpine orogeny which results from convergence
between Africa and Europe.
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