Home ICGC Divulgation Publications Atlases Geological atlas of Catalonia Geological history of Catalonia Geological history of Catalonia From the oldest remains until our era Introducció The Iberian Plate The oldest traces Formation of a world supercontinent and of a global ocean. The Paleozoic The fragmentation of Pangea. From Triassic to the end of Jurassic The individualization and drift of the Iberian Plate. The Cretaceous The formation of the mountain ranges. Late Mesozoic and Early Paleogene The Ebro Basin: from an open sea to an alluvial plain. Eocene and Oligocene The opening of the western Mediterranean. The upper Oligocene and the Miocene The Messinian “crisis” From 2 Ma ago to the year 18 000 before common era The last 18 000 years Global tectonic sketch maps
