Late Tertiary-Quaternary Structural Styles: Serraria Del Interior Oriental Foothills, Northeastern Venezuela

Compressive structures have been identified , along the Serranía del Interior Oriental Range foothills, using 2D<br>seismic reflexion profiles, recorded by PDVSA. Major tectonic elements, shown are: Urica fault, Tala - Pirital<br>thrusts and the Mud-diapir trend. Thrusts and associated ramps occurred during the Late Miocene - Pliocene.<br>Extensional features to the east, might have been triggered during the last 5 Ma. by remobilisation of lower<br>Miocene shale.