Fig. 2
a Palaeogeographic and plate tectonic framework of the Middle East in the Early Jurassic (Middle Toarcian). The block boundaries of east-central Iran (Lut, Tabas and Yazd) are indicated by dashed lines in assumed Early Jurassic orientation (modified after Barrier and Vrielynck 2008). b Geodynamic model of Iran, not to scale, during the Hettangian–Pliensbachian (in the aftermath of the main-Cimmerian event; modified from Wilmsen et al. 2009b; Salehi et al. 2014a, b)