openalexFrontiers in Earth Science2026-07-24
Structural features and evolution of the multi-stage tectonic deformation in the southwestern Tarim Basin (China): insights from discrete numerical simulations
Cai Chen, Wenqiao Xu, Jiuzhou Chen, Zihan Gao, Jie Yang, Hongwei Yin, et al.
The southwestern Tarim Basin records a complex Mesozoic–Cenozoic polyphase tectonic evolution characterized by three distinct stages: Late Triassic compression, Jurassic–Late Cretaceous extension, and Miocene–present compression. However, the kinematic mechanisms governing deform…