An excellent bathymetric fit of the margins, paleomagnetic constraints, and onshore Hercynian and Alpine geology prove the continental origin of the Corsica‐Sardinia block which detached from the southern margin of France after the opening of the Liguro‐Provençal basin…

Sardinia has geologically seen its most troubled times behind it. During the Hercynian mountain formation with folding of the palaeozoic sediments and massive granite intrusions (Sardinian Batholit) a mountainous landscape developed analogously to the Alps, which was then exposed to weathering and erosion for a long time…

Sardinia represents a puzzle of very different tectonic, stratigraphic and paleontological features that have fascinated geologists. Considering the occurrence of important metallic ores mainly hosted in the Paleozoic basement, the interest on Sardinian geology can be dated to the Phoenician civilization and up to pre-historic people in the second millennium BC…