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Research literature: ESTRID 2007

On this page, you will find a collection of links to scientific publications that are relevant to this project or that can contribute to a deeper exemplary understanding of the processes and circumstances that may be related to the Reinterpretation of Germania Magna presented here. These publications span different research areas.

The collection includes:

  • Primary literature: Scientific publications presenting the results of new research.
  • Secondary literature: Scientific publications summarizing, analyzing, or interpreting primary literature.
  • Comparative literature: Publications that exemplify similar processes and circumstances in other contexts.
  • Additional resources: Links to websites, databases, and other resources that may be relevant to the reinterpretation

The following publications are intended to help answer specific questions exemplarily, which may be related to the necessary processes and events required for extensive landscape transformation. These include considerations of tectonic fracture events and rift systems, with corresponding effects on maritime landslide events and the formation of new sedimentation basins.

Seismic velocity structure of crustal intrusions in the Danish Basin


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Simpli fi ed map of the main tectonic features in the Danish Basin and surrounding areas. Abbreviations: CDF = Caledonian Deformation Front; STZ = Sorgenfrei-Tornquist Zone; TF = Tornquist Fan (light grey); MNRFH = Mid North Sea-Ringkøbing-Fyn High; TESZ = Trans-European Suture Zone; DB = Danish Basin; CG = Central Graben; HG = Horn Graben; BG = Brande Graben; OG = Oslo Graben; SG = Skagerrak Graben. Inset shows location of study area in Europe. After Berthelsen (1992), MONA LISA Working Group (1997b) and Ziegler (1990).

DOI 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.11.019 We image the east- and westward extent of a crustal high-velocity body, the thickness of a layered sequence around the Moho at the flank of the body, and the uppermost mantle velocity along the 320 km long refraction and wide-angle reflection seismic profile ESTRID 2007 in the Danish Basin. Ray-tracing modelling of the seismic data reveals a high-velocity body (6.7-7.7 km/s between 10 and 30 km depth) with a lateral extent of at least 110 km. It is interpreted as an intrusive body of gabbroic composition. Moho depth is variable between 30 and 35 km along the profile. The crust is thin in a similar to 180 km wide zone approximately below the western part of the intrusive body and further westward in the basin area. The Pn velocity in the uppermost mantle is relatively low (similar to 7.8 km/s) beneath the thin crust whereas higher Pn velocities … Read moreSeismic velocity structure of crustal intrusions in the Danish Basin