Palaeoalpine relief of the Central Western Carpathians

Abstract

Transient Upper Cretaceous stabilization led to formation of a quasi-platformian basement on the surface of which the palaeoalpine relief of the Central Western Carpathians was formed. Slightly dissected relief developed during the Palaeoalpine period towards an advanced stage of planation which was documented especially by character of Palaeoalpine molasses, weathering crusts and the character of Paleogene basal transgressive lithofacies covering the surface of the basement. Giving to a large distribution of limestones and dolomites in the basement karst processes dominated during the exogenetic modeling of the Central Western Carpathians in the Palaeoalpine period.