Martín Velázquez, SilviaElorza, F. J.2014-07-022014-07-022007http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8401The Cenozoic deformation of the Iberian lithosphere along a NW-SE profile from the northern Duero Basin to the southern Tajo Basin, crossing Spanish Central System, has been analysed by means of a numerical simulation based in the finite element method. Lateral and vertical rheological heterogeneities, Tertiary sedimentary overburden and the Alpine compressional tectonic stresses have been considered. Numerical results support a mechanism of lithospheric folding for the development of the chain and basins and a thicker lower crust below the central part of IberiaspaAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/Lithospheric deformationSpanish Central SystemDuero basinTajo basinFinite element modellingjournal articleopen access