On the main laws of the Earth's relief evolution Curing ancient geological epochs (according to the Paleogeomorphological atlas of the USSR)

Abstract

Two global factors deeply influenced geomorphic evolution throughout the Phanerozoic time, i. e. the topographic structure continuously becoming more complicated (from ancient to younger epochs of prevailing continental development) and cyclicity (relative frequence) of some geomorphic processes of primary importance. Data obtained by studies of the mentioned regularities of the geomorphic evolution at the USSR territory of both scientific and applied significance with view to general problems of paleogeographic analysis as well as to search for hypergenous mineral deposits.