Fig. 7

Lithostratigraphic columns of tectonic units in the central Tauern Window. These sections are based on own observations, data from the geological maps in Table 1 and Alber (1974), Braumüller (1939), Cornelius and Clar (1934), Exner (1964), Frasl and Frank (1964), Frasl and Frank (1966), Frisch (1980), Frisch et al. (1987), Gleißner et al. (2021), Höck et al. (2006), Höck and Miller (1987), Höfer and Tichy (2005), Koller and Pestal (2003), Kurz et al. (1998), Lemoine (2003), Loprieno et al. (2011), Nagel et al. (2013), Pestal et al. (2009), Prey (1964), Reitz et al. (1990), Rockenschaub et al. (2003) and Thiele (1980). The order of the columns from north to south in the section reflects the present-day position of the tectonic units in the Alpine nappe stack as viewed from bottom to top. The colors indicate pre-rift (orange), syn-rift (purple) or post-rift (blue) sediments, irrespective of the individual age of rifting and existence of potential later re-rifting phases. See Chaps. 6 and 7 for explanation of the paleogeographic interpretation in the lower panel