Key to understanding the plate kinematic evolution of the Neotethys oceanic domain that existed between the Gondwana-derived Indian and Australian continents in the south, and Eurasia in the north, is the reconstruction of oceanic plates that are now entirely lost to subduction. Relics of these oceanic plates exist in the form of ophiolites and island arcs accreted to the orogen that stretches from Tibet and the Himalayas to SE Asia that formed the southern margin of Sundaland. The intra-oceanic Woyla Arc thrusted over western Sundaland-the Eurasian core of SE Asia-in the mid-Cretaceous. The Woyla Arc was previously interpreted to have formed above a west-dipping subduction zone in the Early Cretaceous, synchronous with east-dipping subduction below Sundaland. The oceanic 'Ngalau Plate' between the Woyla Arc and Sundaland was lost to subduction. We present paleomagnetic results from Lower Cretaceous limestones and volcaniclastic rocks of the Woyla Arc, Middle Jurassic radiolarian cherts of the intervening Ngalau Plate, and Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous detrital sediments of the Sundaland margin. Our results suggest that the Woyla Arc was formed around equatorial latitudes and only underwent an eastward longitudinal motion relative to Sundaland. This is consistent with a scenario where the Woyla Arc was formed on the edge of the Australian plate. We propose a reconstruction where the Ngalau Plate formed a triangular oceanic basin between the N-S trending Woyla Arc and the NW-SE trending Sundaland margin to account for the absence of accreted arc rocks in the Himalayas. As consequence of this triangular geometry, accretion of the Woyla Arc to the western Sundaland margin was diachronous, accommodated by a southward migrating triple junction. Continuing convergence of the Australia relative to Eurasia was accommodated by subduction polarity reversal behind the Woyla Arc, possibly recorded by Cretaceous ophiolites in the Indo-Burman Ranges and the Andaman-Nicobar Islands.

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The Tertiary stratigraphy of Situbondo was constructed by a series of volcanoclastic-carbonate turbidite facies of Menuran Formation with Pacalan limestone Member, and Leprak Formation. These formations formed a regional east-west trending circular anticlinorium. The Tertiary formations were covered by Quaternary volcano-clastic Ringgit Formation and subsequent younger Bagor volcanic products. The oldest Tertiary rock units are the Late Miocene-Pliocene Menuran Formation, with Pacalan Limestone Member. Formation is mainly composed of foram-rich marls and calcareous, sometimes tuffaceous sandstones, with conglomerate intercalations. Sedimentation of this formation is interpreted as to be a mixing, from proximal to distal turbidite, involving volcaniclastic and carbonate sources, in  a bathyal open marine environment. The Early Pliocene Leprak Formation overlies conformably the Menuran Formation, which consists of alternating calcareous sandstones and tuff sandstones deposited in a bathyal open marine environment with proximal turbidite mechanism suggesting that basin depocenter was located to the east. Up to Late Pliocene, the region was dominated by developments proximal turbidite volcanoclastic sedimentation of The Leprak Formation, contemporaneous with increasing volcanic activity in the south. Deformation of Plio-Pleistocene in Java is believed to be the last major tectonic period, which forms the west-east trending structures. In Situbondo area, folding structures in this direction involves the Neogene Menuran Formation, Pacalan Member and Leprak Formation. Volcanic activity persists, and increases, with the activity of Ringgit-Beser volcano in Pleistocene. These late events of magmatism, volcanism and uplift were contributed to the last structural configuration of the area.Keyword : Situbondo, structural geology, volcanic-kendeng zone, stratigraphy

The upper part of Tapak Formation in Kali Cimande consists of alternating sandstones, siltstone and mudstone. The alternating sequence showed a fining and thinning upward bedding pattern. The facies association of the alternation built up by sand flat facies, which characterized by medium sandstone, moderate sorted, with cross-lamination sedimentary structures and mostly on the top of sandstone layer found a bioturbation trace fossils (Skolithos). Mixed flat facies, which is characterized by an alternation of thin layered sandstones with mudstone and siltstone, with lenticular, wavy, and flaser sedimentary structures, contained many forms of bioturbation, such Planolites, Thallasinoides, Lockeia, and Ophiomorpha. Mud flat facies association, is characterized by a repeated of claystone with thin sandstone intercalation, where the ratio of clay content more than 95 % of the total layers, contained abundantly with trace fossil Lockeia. Upper Tapak Formation plays as moderate reservoir potential. The thick sandstone in sand flat facies with moderate to poorly sorted and moderate porosity is required to provide hydrocarbon flows in Banyumas Basin.Bagian atas Formasi Tapak di Kali Cimande terdiri dari perselingan batupasir-batulanau dan mudstone. Sekuen perselingan menunjukkan pola perlapisan menghalus dan menipis ke atas. Asosiasi fasies tersebut terdiri dari fasies sand flat, yang dicirikan oleh batu pasir sedang, pemilahan sedang, struktur sedimen silang-siur serta fosil jejak bioturbasi (Skolithos) pada bagian puncak kebanyakan lapisan batu pasir. Fasies mixed flat, dicirikan oleh perselingan batupasir berlapis tipis dengan mudstone dan batulanau, serta struktur sedimen lentikular, perlapisan bergelombang, dan flaser, mengandung banyak bioturbasi, seperti Planolites, Thallasinoides, Lockeia, serta Ophiomorpha. Asosiasi Fasies sand flat, dicirikan oleh perulangan batulempung dengan sisipan batupasir tipis, dengan kandungan lempung lebih dari 95% total lapisan, serta fosil jejak Lockeia yang melimpah. Formasi Tapak Atas berperan sebagai reservoir potensial sedang. Bagian batupasir tebal di fasies sand flat dengan pemilahan sedang hingga buruk dan porositas sedang diperlukan untuk menyediakan aliran hidrokarbon di Cekungan Banyumas.