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Greater Adria

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Etymology

From greater + Adria. From being first discovered in researching the geologic region called Adria.

  1. derived from Adria
  2. compounded as greater adria — “greater + Adria”

Definitions

  1. A Greenland-sized paleomicrocontinent in the Tethys Ocean that rifted from the north of…

    A Greenland-sized paleomicrocontinent in the Tethys Ocean that rifted from the north of Africa portion of the supercontinent of Gondwana and accreted to the south of Europe portion of the supercontinent of Laurasia, and thence subducted.

    • In their reconstruction model, the Ios basement, along with other tectonic units in the Cycladic islands and Crete, are all part of a subducted Greater Adria continental ribbon.
    • Along most of the Alpine subduction the European plate subducted below Greater Adria, however, towards the west, Greater Adria under-thrusted the European margin forming the proto-Apennine slab[…]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA