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The age of the Paludi Formation: a major constraint to the beginning of the Apulia‐verging orogenic transport in the northern sector of the Calabria–Peloritani Arc
Author(s) -
Bonardi Glauco,
Capoa Paola de,
Staso Angelida Di,
Perrone Vincenzo,
Sonnino Maurizio,
Tramontana Mario
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
terra nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.353
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-3121
pISSN - 0954-4879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2005.00618.x
Subject(s) - nappe , geology , massif , tectonics , paleontology , stack (abstract data type) , geochemistry , geomorphology , seismology , computer science , programming language
A stratigraphic revision of the Paludi Formation, cropping out in Northern Calabria on the north‐eastern side of Sila Massif, has confirmed that it has been deposited between two main tectonic phases. Actually the formation is involved only by top to the north‐east thrusts, different from those separating the crystalline and ophiolitic nappes of Northern Calabria, and rests unconformably on the Sila Unit, the uppermost nappe of the tectonic stack. In the frame of the interpretation of Northern Calabria as a fragment of the Alps, the Paludi Formation play the role of a deposit post‐dating the eo‐alpine tectonic phases and pre‐dating the Apenninic orogenic transport. Therefore the Aquitanian age of the formation, obtained by nannofloras analyses, can be considered the minimum age to the Apulia‐verging orogenic transport, witnessed by top to north‐east thrusts. It fairly corresponds to the age referred to the Lucanian ocean closure.