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Figure 10.21.
North-
South sections along the
European Geotraverse
(EGT) at ∼9
◦
E across the
Alps, showing the tectonic
evolution of the mountain
chain: (a) end of the
Jurassic (150 Ma),
(b) Mid-Cretaceous
(90 Ma), (c) Oligocene
(30 Ma) and (d) present-
day (from Pfiffner (1992)).