Definition of tectonostratigraphic in English:
tectonostratigraphic
adjectivetɛkˌtɒnə(ʊ)ˌstratɪˈɡrafɪk
Geology Relating to the correlation of rock formations with each other in terms of their connection with a tectonic event.
tectonostratigraphic evolution of sedimentary assemblages
Example sentencesExamples
- Assuming our favoured out-of-sequence thrust model, we infer the following tectonostratigraphic events.
- The differential amount of subsidence between two adjacent tectonostratigraphic provinces or sub-provinces relies on the presence of a transverse zone of structural accommodation.
- The complicated, varied and protracted history of the Sub-Andean Belt necessitates a brief overview of the principal tectonic events influential in the tectonostratigraphic evolution of its foreland basins.
- Based on tectonostratigraphic, palaeomagnetic and palacobiogeographical studies, complex assemblies of terranes have been recognized.
- The different amount of subsidence between two tectonostratigraphic provinces or sub-provinces relies on the presence of a transverse zone of structural accommodation.
Origin
1970s: from tectonics + stratigraphic (see stratigraphy).