Cretaceous tectonic and biotic evolution of the southeastern Russian continental margin |
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| Authors: | Galina L Kirillova |
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| Institution: | Institute of Tectonics and Geophysics, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 65 Kim Yu Chen Street, Khabarovsk, Russia |
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| Abstract: | The Cretaceous tectonic and geodynamic settings of the southeastern Russian continental margin are discussed using data generated during several recent geological studies. The structural patterns of the East Asian Cretaceous continental margin are the result of the influence of global and regional processes. The interaction and reorganization of the Eurasian, Pacific and other related plates induced intraplate tectonic processes such as rifting, subduction, collision, transform faulting, and basin formation. Three major basin types are recognized in this area: (i) mainly marine active continental margins associated with shear components (Sangjian–Middle Amur Basin); (ii) passive continental margins (Bureya, Partizansk, and Razdolny basins); (iii) intracontinental basins (Amur–Zeya Basin). The evolution of the biota in this region allows the examination of Early and Late Cretaceous biostratigraphy, faunal and floral changes, and the phytogeography of the southeastern Russian continental margin. |
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| Keywords: | biota Cretaceous fauna flora paleogeography southeastern Russian continental margin tectonics |
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