@article{fdi:010074811, title = {{L}ate {B}arremian eustacy and tectonism in the western {H}igh {A}tlas ({E}ssaouira-{A}gadir {B}asin), {M}orocco}, author = {{J}aillard, {E}tienne and {A}l {Y}acoubi, {L}. and {R}eboulet, {S}. and {R}obert, {E}. and {M}asrour, {M}. and {B}ouchaou, {L}. and {G}iraud, {F}. and {E}l {H}ariri, {K}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he {B}arremian-{A}ptian interval is considered a turning point in the extensional evolution of the passive {A}tlantic margin of {M}orocco. {T}he biostratigraphy and sedimentology study of the coarse-grained clastic deposits of the {E}ssaouira-{A}gadir {B}asin ({B}ouzergoun {F}m) indicates that they are entirely late {B}arremian ({S}artousiana p.p. to {S}arasini p.p. {Z}ones) and suggests that most of them were deposited in a shallow marine environment, locally impacted by substantial fluvial influences. {F}acies evolution and the identification of discontinuity surfaces subdivide the unit into seven depositional sequences, two of which are marked by coarse-grained deposits and numerous indications of synsedimentary instability, and are interpreted as tectonically enhanced. {T}hese late {B}arremian tectonic events are interpreted as related to the abrupt uplift of the {W}est {M}oroccan {A}rch, a long-lived, {NNE}-trending positive structure, located east of the {E}ssaouira-{A}gadir {B}asin.}, keywords = {{E}arly {C}retaceous ; {S}edimentology ; {S}equence stratigraphy ; {B}iostratigraphy ; {T}ectonics ; {A}tlantic margin ; {MAROC} ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {HAUT} {ATLAS} ; {ESSAOUIRA} {AGADIR} {BASSIN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}retaceous {R}esearch}, volume = {93}, numero = {}, pages = {225--244}, ISSN = {0195-6671}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1016/j.cretres.2018.08.002}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074811}, }