# Paleomagnetic-Geodynamic Mapping of the Transition Zone from Ocean to the Continent: A Review
## 2 Tectono-Paleomagnetic Mapping and Its Role in Geological-Geophysical Integration  
Paleomagnetic research is widely accepted as a powerful independent tool for geodynamic and tectonic analysis, studying in-depth features, searching for economic minerals, and archaeogeophysical analysis (e.g., [24; 26; 28]). In principle, the geological-geophysical conclusions reached from paleomagnetic data analysis cannot be obtained using other geophysical or geological methods [22; 34]. Regional and local magnetostratigraphic charts are widely applied to unify the stratigraphic schemes and correlate the numerous local subdivisions. Paleomagnetic mapping (zonation) can be realized in well-studied areas with detailed paleomagnetic measurements, radiometric dating, and structural-tectonic examination. Paleomagnetic mapping enables to \"jump\" from the single measurements to some areal reconstructions that increase the paleomagnetic method's effectiveness. At the same time, integration of paleomagnetic data with the set of geophysical-geological approaches often strongly increases the reliability and the significance of the combined research. The first paleomagnetic stratigraphic studies in sedimentary rocks are associated with investigations by [PERSON] and [PERSON] [35]. The authors detected normal and reversed magnetic polarities in the Proterozoic Torridonian Sandstones and rocks from Scotland's Devonian and Triassic ages. For the Torridonian Sandstones, an attempt was made to correlate the observed polarity zones in stratigraphic sequences (after [36]). [PERSON]'s [37] investigation focused on the magnetic polarity stratigraphy in Pliocene-Pleistocene sediments from western Turkmenistan (Central Asia). He carried out chronostratigraphic interpretations based on the equal time of polarity intervals. [PERSON] [38] successfully applied magnetostratigraphic studies to Triassic red sandstones of the Chugwater Formation (Wyoming, USA). [PERSON] [39] discovered the Kiana paleomagnetic zone of inverse polarity in the Upper Paleozoic in Australia and defined its interrelation with covering the Illawarra zone of normal polarity. This discovery has played a crucial role in subsequent paleomagnetic investigations [26]. The development of the first paleomagnetic maps was associated with mapping the ocean bottoms, where a series of direct and inverse magnetization zones were interpreted as spreading zones [40; 41]. In the current stage, the paleomagnetic ocean reconstructions include stages from the Cretaceous and Cenozoic [42] to the Middle Jurassic [43; 44]. [PERSON] et al. [45] demonstrated an effective integration of the paleomagnetic-radiometric data analysis to examine basaltic formations in western Iceland. Several examples of paleomagnetic zonation of sedimentary deposits in the Volga-Ural and Caucasus regions (Russia) were displayed in [27; 46]. Paleomagnetic mapping of the volcanogenic association of the Miocene traps of Transcarbatia was presented in [47]. [PERSON] and [PERSON] [25] demonstrated the geodynamic paleomagnetic zonation with examples from the easternmost Mediterranean, New Zealand, the USA, and some other regions. [PERSON] and [PERSON] [26] presented various generalizations for paleomagnetic mapping. [PERSON] and [PERSON] [48] significantly extended the perspectives of paleomagnetic mapping in Iceland. [PERSON] et al. [49] have reliably mapped the Gilbert-Gauss geomagnetic reversal in the Pliocene volcanic sequences in the Lesser Caucasus. [PERSON] et al. [50] carried out the initial geodynamic paleomagnetic zonation of the transition zone from ocean to continent in northern Israel. The mentioned authors revealed several tectonic blocks of the predominant counterclockwise rotation. [PERSON] et al. [51] employed paleomagnetic mapping in the Troodos gabbro massif (Cyprus) for estimation of the oceanic earth's crust block rotation. [PERSON] [52] has skillfully applied paleomagnetic mapping to unmask the Caucasian collisional history. [PERSON] et al.