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. [1] Universidad de Salamanca

     Universidad de Salamanca

     Salamanca, España

     
  2. [2] Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

     Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: Geogaceta, ISSN 0213-683X, Nº. 21, 1996 (Ejemplar dedicado a: 21a Sesión Científica, Huelva 1996), págs. 121-124
• Idioma: español
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  • Geomorphological evolution of the Caravaca Basin (Murcia): a change in the drainage network during the Middle Pleistocene
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  • 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.