@article{PAR00001801, title = {{H}ow does the {N}azca {R}idge subduction influence the modern {A}mazonian foreland basin?}, author = {{E}spurt, {N}icolas and {B}aby, {P}atrice and {B}russet, {S}t{\'e}phane and {R}oddaz, {M}. and {H}ermoza, {W}. and {R}egard, {V}. and {A}ntoine, {P}. {O}. and {S}alas {G}ismondi, {R}. and {B}olanos, {R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he subduction of an aseismic ridge has important consequences on the dynamics of the overriding upper plate. {I}n the central {A}ndes, the {N}azca {R}idge subduction imprint can be tracked on the eastern side of the {A}ndes. {T}he {F}itzcarrald arch is the long-wavelength topography response of the {N}azca {R}idge flat subduction, 750 km inboard of the trench. {T}his uplift is responsible for the atypical three-dimensional shape of the {A}mazonian forelland basin. {T}he {F}itzearrald arch uplift is no older than {P}liocene as constrained by the study of {N}eogene sediments and geomorphic markers, according to the kinematics of the {N}azca {R}idge subduction.}, keywords = {{N}azca {R}idge ; {A}mazonian foreland basin ; {N}eogene ; flat subduction ; {F}itzcarrald arch}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eology}, volume = {35}, numero = {6}, pages = {515--518}, ISSN = {0091-7613}, year = {2007}, DOI = {10.1130/{G}23237{A}.1}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00001801}, }