Main stages of the Transcaspian topography formation at Late Neogene – Quaternary

Abstract

Two main stages, i. e. Early-MiddlePliocene and Late Pliocene-Quaternary, can be identified in the course of the Transcaspian topography development on the base of paleogeographic data and structural-geomorphological analysis. The first stage was characterized with tectonic activization and predominance of enormous scale processes of arid erosion. Special feature of the second stage was spreading of water basin at considerable area and as a result wide distribution of aggradation landforms together with erosional ones.