Fig. 1

Paleogeographic maps of the Alpine realm for: a Cenomanian, b Campanian to Maastrichtian, and c Oligocene. d Section shows the Adriatic-European margins during the Late Cretaceous convergence. During this event, the distal part of the Adriatic margin was stacked in a fold and thrust belt. Note that the western part of the distal northern Adriatic margin was stacked in a fault and thrust belt already before the onset of subduction in the Liguria-Piemonte Ocean. Figure modified after Manatschal and Müntener 2009