Fig. 14
From: Rift-related paleogeography of the European margin in the Eastern Alps (Central Tauern Window)
Comparison of a present-day hyper-extended margin with outer margin high (a; Nirrengarten et al., 2020) and our reconstruction of the European margin of Alpine Tethys (b) based on lithostratigraphic observations in the central Tauern Window. Note similarities between thickness of the continental basement and distribution and nature of sediments and magmatic rocks. c shows a speculative map-view reconstruction of the region for Late Cretaceous time, including the potential paleogeographic origins of tectonic units of the central Tauern Window (inspired by Weissert & Bernoulli, 1985). Areas with new oceanic crust are dotted. AA = Austroalpine nappes, EW Engadin Window, EZ Eclogite Zone + Trögereck Nappe + Wörth Formation, Gl Glockner Nappe s.str, Ma Matrei Zone, Rs Rauris Nappe, RW Rote Wand Nappe, Ve Venediger nappe system