Figure 3. Simplified drawings of four of the five previously proposed models explaining the subsidence of the carbonate platform: (a) Transtension model [Speed and Larue, 1991]; (b) Rotating microplate model [Masson and Scanlon, 1991]; (c) Pinning and localized extension model [Vogt et al., 1976]; (d) North-south shortening and arching model [Dillon et al., 1994].

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