Tethyan evolution of the Black Sea region since the Paleozoic: a paleomagnetic approach. Geologica Ultraiectina (319)
Journal: Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University)
Year: 2010

In the early Jurassic, Africa plus Arabia and Eurasia were separated by a ~2000 km wide domain containing oceanic lithosphere – including continental fragments that rifted off Africa - known as the Tethys ocean(s). In the northern part, the Paleo-Tethys ocean was subducting, while in the south, the Neo-Tethys ocean was spreading between the continental fragments and the African plate. The subsequent break-up of the supercontinent Pangea led to convergence between Africa and Eurasia, resulting in