Postorogenic denudation along the late Paleozoic Ouachita trend, south central United States of America: magnitude and timing constraints from apatite fission track data

A study was conducted to determine the applicability of apatite fission track data on the study of the magnitude and timing of synorogenic and postorogenic denudation along folds and thrust belts. Results showed that the erosion of the orogen may have functioned as the main mechanism for the flexural isostatic unloading of the foreland crust. Mild reheating of the samples after the pre-Cretaceous cooling period was discovered.