Synorogenic foreland rifts and transtensional basins: A review of Andean imprints on the evolution of the San Jorge Gulf, Salta Group and Taubaté Basins

• Orogenic induced rift/transtension has been documented in collisional settings.
• Recent works show that Andean-type margins could also induce similar mechanisms.
• We review the evolution of the San Jorge Gulf, Salta Group and Taubaté Basins.
• A linkage between Andean stages and foreland rifting/transtension is highlighted.

Orogenic-induced foreland rifting/transtension or reactivations of preexisting basins have been documented mostly in collisional settings. However, recent works assessed the possibility that Andean-type margins could also induce this mechanism. In order analyze the potential of subduction orogenesis in nucleating and/or reactivating extensional basins, we review the evolution of the San Jorge Gulf, Salta Group and Taubaté Basins and the uplift history of the Andes. This revision highlights the strong linkage between Andean constructional stages and rifting at the foreland zone.

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