Contenido: Preface Webster Mohriak and Manik Talwani vii Introduction Webster Mohriak ix From Collision to Extension: The Roots of the Southeastern Continental Margin of Brazil Monica Heilbron, Webster U. Mohriak , Claudio M. Valeriano, Edison J. Milani, Julio Almeida, and Miguel Tupinamb 1 The Mosaic of Terranesin Central Europe as seen by Deep Reflection Studies Rolf Meissner 33 Deep Structure of North West Europe from Deep Seismic Profiling: The Link Between Basement Tectonics and Basin Development Richard W. England 57 Architecture of the Continental Margin in the Gulf of Guinea as Revealed by Reprocessed Deep-Imaging Seismic Data Bruce R. Rosendahl and Henrike GroscheI-Becker 85 Tectonica nd Stratigraphic Development of the Rio Muni Basin, Equatorial Guinea: the Role of Transform Zones in Atlantic Basin Evolution Paul Dailly 105 Evolution of the Angolan Passive Margin, West Africa, with Emphasis on Post-Salt Structural Styles L. Gyorgy Marton, Gabor C. Tari, and Christoph T. Lehmann 129 Slope Tectonics-Comparisons and Contrasts of Structural Styles of Salt and Shale Tectonics of the Northern Gulf of Mexico with Shale Tectonics of Offshore Nigeria in Gulf of Guinea Shengyu Wu and Albert W. Bally 151 Deep-Water, Salt-Cored Foldbelts: Lessons from the Mississippi Fan and Perdido Foldbelts, Northern Gulf of Mexico Mark G. Rowan, Bruce D. Trudgill, and J. Carl Fiduk 173 Geological and Geophysical Interpretation of the San Julian Basin Offshore Argentina J.R.S. Soares F., A.P. Miranda, and A.M.F. de Figueiredo 193 Inferences Regarding Initiation of Oceanic Crust Formation From the U.S. East Coast Margin and Conjugate South Atlantic Margins Manik Talwani and Vitor Abreu 211 The Oceanic Segment of the Southern Brazilian Margin: Morpho-Structurai Domains and Their Tectonic Significance Marcelo Bassetto, Fernando F. Alkmim, Peter Szatmari, and Webster U. Mohriak 235 Ocean-Continent Transition and Tectonic Framework of the Oceanic Crust at the Continental Margin off NE Brazil: Results of LEPLAC Project Paulo Octavio Gomes, Benedito S. Gomes, Jorge J. C. Palma, Koji Jinno, and Jairo M. de Souza 261 Tectonic Evolution of the Rift Basins in the Northeastern Brazilian Region Webster U. Mohriak, Marcelo Bassetto, and Ines S. Vieira 293 Towards Dynamic Restoration of Geologic Profiles: Some Lessons from Analogue Modelling Hemin A. Koyi 31 7 Tectonic Evolution of the Equatorial South Atlantic Renato M. Darros de matos 331

Atlantic Rifts and Continental Margins fills a major information gap in the seismic documentation of the passive margins of the Atlantic basin. New techniques have stimulated recent improvements in conceptual models that integrate geological and geophysical methods for interpreting deep water regions. Experts discuss a full spectrum of topics, including the influence of Precambrian compressional tectonics heritage on the formation of continental margins, regional gravity and magnetics, detailed seismic interpretation, and cutting-edge concepts and techniques. This volume will be of interest both to academic geoscientists working in basin analysis and to those engaged in petroleum exploration.