Extrusion tectonics and subduction in the eastern South Caspian region since 10 Ma: COMMENT

International audienceHollingsworth et al. (2008) propose that the westward motion of the South Caspian basin started 10 Ma ago. This is earlier than the ca. 5 Ma proposed by Axen et al. (2001) and Allen et al. (2002), and substantially earlier than the ca. 1.5 Ma proposed by Ritz et al. (2006). This new interpretation is based on the assumption that the present tectonics pattern (geometry of faults, slip vectors, and slip rates) did not vary through time