Consumed tectonic plates in Southeast Asia: Markers from the Mesozoic to early Cenozoic stratigraphic units in the northern and central Philippines

• Main Authors: Queaño, Karlo L, Yumul, Graciano P, Jr, Marquez, Edanjarlo J, Gabo-Ratio, Jillian Aira, Payot, Betchaida D, Dimalanta, Carla B
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: Southeast Asia; Luzon; Central Philippines; Cretaceous; Eocene; Sedimentary formations; Environmental Sciences; Natural Resources and Conservation
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/es-faculty-pubs/64; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1063&context=es-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Tectonic reconstruction models of Southeast Asia all invoke in the early Cenozoic the collision of Mesozoic oceanic plates, which have been fragmented, consumed along subduction zones or emplaced onto the overriding plate. However, with marked variations in these models, we reinvestigate the tectoni...