Основные этапы развития морфоструктуры Земли в мезозое и кайнозое

Аннотация

The interpretation and generalisation of the results of the geomorphological, geological and geophysical investigations in the light of the plate tectonics make it possible to distinguish four main stages in the development of the Earth morphostructure in MesOzoic and Cenozoic: 1) the Pangea disintegration, Laurasia, Gondwana and the Tethys ocean formation (Late Triassic - Early Jurassic), 2) the Gondwana disintegration, the Atlantic and Indian oceans opening, Tethys maximum development and beginning of reduction (Middle and Late Juras-sic - Early Cretaceous), 3) the Laurasia disintegration, Mesozoic folding structure formation on the Pacific continental margins, Atlantic and Indian oceans formation and the Arctic ocean opening, the main ocean morphostructure system formation (Late Cretaceous - Early Paleogene), 4) neotectonic stage - young and rejuvenated mountain systems formation on continents, active oscillation movements on platforms, the modern mid-oceanic ridge system, ocean basins and transition zones formation, the denudation modelling of the global relief (Late Paleogene - recent time).