GNGTS 2021 - Atti del 39° Convegno Nazionale

135 GNGTS 2021 S essione 1.3 Our modelling results confirm that the main geological and geophysical observables in the Central Mediterranean can be directly linked to the recent dynamics of the Ionian slab and Adria plate. In general, this study highlights the importance of coupling macro-scale geodynamic mod- elling with micro-scale simulations of strain-induced upper mantle fabrics and seismological syn- thetics in order to better constrain the tectonic evolution of complex convergent margins such as the Central Mediterranean. Fig. 2 - Snapshot at ~30Myr of the evolution of the: (a) Model CM, (b) Model A, (c) Model B, (d) Model C, (e) Model F1 and (f) Model F2. In light grey the subducted slab (contour at T=1573 K) below ~120 km depth. The Eurasian plate was opacified in the 1600 < x < 2600 km range for better visualization of the subducted slab. The solid black line indicates the coastlines at 30 Ma (van Hinsbergen et al., 2014), while the dashed black line indicates the present-day coastlines of peninsular Italy (Picture from Lo Bue et al. , 2021).