On the basis of the lithosphere structural characteristics and the regional stress field in Qaidam Basin,the Cenozoic structural evolution stage and types of basin were redivided and determined.

• 该盆地演化既受区域应力场及盆缘走滑断裂活动的控制,也受地壳深部活动的影响,其成盆动力学模式为深层伸展,浅层压扭。