Accepted Manuscript Tectonic reconstruction of Cyprus reveals Late Miocene continental collision of Africa and Anatolia Peter J. McPhee, Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen PII: S1342-937X(18)30292-2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2018.10.015 Reference: GR 2053 To appear in: Gondwana Research Received date: 16 February 2018 Revised date: 15 October 2018 Accepted date: 15 October 2018 Please cite this article as: Peter J. McPhee, Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen , Tectonic reconstruction of Cyprus reveals Late Miocene continental collision of Africa and Anatolia. Gr (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2018.10.015 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Tectonic reconstruction of Cyprus reveals late Miocene continental collision of Africa and Anatolia Peter J. McPhee and Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen Affiliation: Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands Corresponding author: Peter J. McPhee Department of Earth Sciences Utrecht University Email:
[email protected] Highlights: 17.5 km crustal shorteningACCEPTED in N. Cyprus recorded MANUSCRIPT 9-6 Ma Africa-Tauride collision Kyrenia part of Africa from Late Cretaceous Troodos obduction until collision Under-thrusting of Africa margin a viable cause of 0.5 Ma uplift in south Anatolia 1 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Abstract The extended northern continental margin of Africa is currently colliding with and under- thrusting northward below Cyprus.