The uplift of the horst-like fault block was part of the Saxonian tectonic processes and is understood as a long range effect of the Alpine orogeny. It began in the upper Cretaceous era and ended in the late Tertiary after about 40 million years.
The uplift of the horst-like fa.ult block was part of the Saxonian tectonic processes and is understood as a long range effect of the Alpine orogeny It began in the upper Cretaceous era and ended in the late Tertiary after about 40 million years.