“…Flattening a horizontal depositional surface in ancient times is employed to reconstruct the palaeogeomorphology (uplift mainly) and clarify tectonic evolution in different target intervals. However, palaeo-water depth and decompaction calibrations are used to increase the confidence of palaeogeomorphology reconstruction (Bhattacharya & Giosan, 2003;Delivet, Van Eetvelt, Monteys, Ribo, & Van Rooij, 2016;Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Fernandez-Turiel, Perez-Torrado, Gimeno, & Aulinas, 2010;Vieria, 2008). In addition, the tectonic subsidence rates and history are reconstructed during the Palaeogene by using a back-stripping technique (Cowie, Angelo, Kusznir, & Manatschal, 2015;Guo, Xie, Shen, & Pang, 2013;Lin et al, 2014;Roberts, Kusznir, Yielding, & Styles, 1998;Smallwood, 2009;Van Sickel, Kominz, Miller, & Browning, 2004;Watts & Ryan, 1976;Wei, Meng, Wu, & Li, 2012).…”