Evolución geomorfológica de la Cuenca de Caravaca (Murcia)El resultado de un cambio en la red de drenaje durante el Pleistoceno medio.
- González Hernández, F.M. 1
- Goy, J.L. 1
- Zazo, C. 2
- 1 Universidad de Salamanca, España
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Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
info
ISSN: 0213-683X
Année de publication: 1996
Titre de la publication: 21a Sesión Científica, Huelva 1996
Número: 21
Pages: 121-124
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Geogaceta
Résumé
The Caravaca basin which is located at North of the Cadiz-Alicante Fault (Betic Cordillera), shows an important tectonic activity during the Pliocene and Quaternary epochs. Two zones, the North (Argos River basin) and the South (Quipar River basin) with different geological and geomorphological behaviour can be differentiated. The most important geomorphologic units are briefly described and the evolution of the fluvial network is analyzed. The available data suggest the connection between both zones and the existence of a NW-SE fluvial network until Middle Pleistocene Times. During this period, tectonic movements provoked the desconnection of the drainage and afterwards the capture of Argos River (North Zone) by an extern drainage, which has given rise to the strong dissection of this sector.