Foreland Basin - Types of Foreland Basin

Types of Foreland Basin

Foreland basins can be divided into two categories:

  • Peripheral (Pro) foreland basins, which occur on the plate that is subducted or underthrust during plate collision (i.e. the outer arc of the orogen)
    • Examples include the North Alpine Foreland Basin of Europe, or the Ganges Basin of Asia
  • Retroarc (Retro) foreland basins, which occur on the plate that overrides during plate convergence or collision (i.e. situated behind the magmatic arc that is linked with the subduction of oceanic lithosphere)
    • Examples include the Andean basins, or Late Mesozoic to Cenozoic Rocky Mountain Basins of North America

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