Structural inheritance and the role of basement anisotropies in the Laramide structural and tectonic evolution of the North American Cordilleran foreland, Wyoming

The Laramide belt of the North American Cordillera is a thick-skinned orogen that continues to garner attention due to many unresolved ambiguities, particularly in the subsurface. Recent seismic studies provide a better understanding of Laramide tectonism at deep crustal levels. However, mechanisms for deformation accommodation in the upper crust remain unclear.