Comptes Rendus

Special Issue

Tribute to Jean Dercourt

Table of contents

A tribute to Jean Dercourt (1935–2019) — Editorial
p. 1-7
Tethys and Apulia (Adria), 100 years of reconstructions
p. 9-28
Rifting and seafloor spreading in the South China sea: a subduction-related extension on the down-going plate?
p. 29-52
Synthesis of micropaleontological age constraints for the reconstruction of the Tethyan realm in the Lesser Caucasus (Armenia, Karabagh)
p. 53-66
The Middle to Late Triassic of Central Saudi Arabia with emphasis on the Jilh Formation. Part I: lithostratigraphy, facies and paleoenvironments, palaeontology and biostratigraphic age calibration from outcrop studies
p. 67-97
The Middle to Late Triassic of Central Saudi Arabia with emphasis on the Jilh Formation. Part II: sequence stratigraphy, depositional and structural history, correlations and paleogeography
p. 99-135
Insights on the Permian tuff beds from the Saint-Affrique Basin (Massif Central, France): an integrated geochemical and geochronological study
p. 137-161
The Brécy depocenter as part of a new northern Massif Central Carboniferous–Permian Basin (France)
p. 163-190
Molecular fossils of Aptian–Albian blue marls of the Vocontian Basin (France), depositional conditions and connections to the Tethys Ocean
p. 191-212
The contrasting origins of glauconite in the shallow marine environment highlight this mineral as a marker of paleoenvironmental conditions
p. 213-228
Data and models reveal humid environmental conditions during MIS 3 in two of the world’s largest deserts
p. 229-246