Fig. 2

Geological map of the study area compiled from the basic Geological Maps of former Yugoslavia on the 1:100,000 scale, sheets Rab (Mamužić et al., 1969), Otočac (Velić et al., 1974), Bihać (Polšak et al., 1976), Bosanska Krupa (Mojićević et al., 1977), Silba (Mamužić et al., 1970b), Gospić (Sokač et al., 1974), Udbina (Šušnjar et al., 1973), Drvar (Šušnjar & Bukovac, 1978), Molat (Mamužić et al., 1970a), Zadar (Majcen et al., 1970), Obrovac (Ivanović et al., 1973), Knin (Grimani et al., 1972), Biograd (Mamužić & Nedela-Devide, 1968), Šibenik (Mamužić, 1971). The sense of slip of delineated faults in the Plitvice Fault System (PFS), Velebit Fault System (VFS) differs from the Basic Geological Map sheets. The Inset in the upper left shows stereoplots (equal-area, lower-hemisphere-projections) of fault-kinematic data reported from the Velebit and Plitvice Fault Systems by Balling et. al. (2021b) and Krnjak (2019). Two NE-SW-trending trace show locations of the Central Velebit cross-section (Figs. 5, 8, 10) and the Southern Velebit cross-section [Figs. 1d and 11, modified after Balling et. al. (2021b)]. The stratigraphic column on the left shows the generalized pre-deformational lithologies of the Central Velebit cross-section, comprising the homogenized thicknesses and the main detachments, located within the Carboniferous and at the base of the Lower Cretaceous strata. BF Bakovac Fault, LF Lika Flat, LBT Lika Backthrust