Meaning of tectonosequence | Babel Free

Definitions

A sequence of tectonofacies that provides evidence of previous tectonic movement.

Examples

“First, a Paleogene foredeep tectonosequence accumulated until the early Miocene.”

“The stratigraphic hierarchy of tectonofacies, tectonofacies associations and tectonosequences is informally attributed herein as the sedimentary response to discrete episodes of faulting and associated basin margin collapse that released large volumes of coarse debris downslope.”

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