| Major Cambrian and early Ordovician tectonism affected large areas of Gondwana in what are now Australia, Antarctica, and Argentina. |
| The pre-Andean and Andean orogenies are separated by a Mesozoic transitional period, which is marked by a very different style of tectonism and magmatism. |
| Subduction under Asia continues in the Tethysides and contributes to tectonism in the Alpide plate boundary zone. |
| Ongoing tectonism of the Innamincka Dome and the growth of linear dunes during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene have further disrupted drainage in this area of South Australia. |
| The area presents a wide range of landforms related to erosion, tectonism and glaciation. |
| Furthermore, changes in continental weathering and riverine contributions to the oceans may also be linked with climate, and hydrothermal inputs vary with tectonism. |
