Three such collision zones form the Himalaya-Tibetan ... including the loss of continental margin with the detached oceanic slab, continental subduction and dripping, a process whereby 'blobs ...

Their research has revealed that in the present day, deep below the Earth's surface, the Neotethys oceanic plate—the ocean ...

Continental and oceanic plates all fit together to form ... and push upwards along the western coastline of South America. Collision zones close collision zoneA collision zone is where two ...